{
  "id": 16760999,
  "title": "From Zidane to Zedong: Mbappé says sorry for comments about former Chinese leader",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/from-zidane-to-zedong-mbappe-says-sorry-for-comments-about-former",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T14:41:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RFI English",
    "slug": "rfi-english",
    "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/sports/20261027-from-zidane-to-zedong-mbapp%C3%A9-says-sorry-for-comments-about-former-chinese-leader"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Just over a month after new head coach Zinedine Zidane confirmed him as captain and the driving force of the France team, Kylian Mbappé found himself on the back foot, apologising for comments about former Chinese leader Mao Zedong that cost him several sponsorship deals in China.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}