{
  "id": 16725064,
  "title": "Kylian Mbappe loses two major sponsors over 'dictator' meme controversy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/kylian-mbappe-loses-two-major-sponsors-over-dictator-meme-controversy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T06:33:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/sport/kylian-mbappe-loses-two-major-sponsors-over-dictator-meme-controversy-1.500725053"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dubai: Kylian Mbappe has lost commercial partnerships with two major Chinese brands after a video circulated online in which the France captain appeared to joke about former Chinese leader Mao Zedong. Sports drinks maker Dongpeng and dairy giant Mengniu announced on October 27 that they were ending their collaborations with the Real Madrid forward, citing remarks they said offended Chinese…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}