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  "id": 16763869,
  "title": "In China, Mbappé's remarks calling Mao a 'dictator' come at exorbitant financial cost",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/in-china-mbappes-remarks-calling-mao-a-dictator-come-at-exorbitant",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T15:45:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2026/10/27/in-china-mbappe-s-remarks-calling-mao-a-dictator-come-at-exorbitant-financial-cost_6765412_19.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The video, in which the French football star mentioned a parody depicting him as Mao Zedong, drew the anger of China's foreign ministry and could prove costly for Real Madrid, for which China is the biggest market.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Mbappé's China controversy threatens Real Madrid with multimillion-euro losses",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/mbappes-china-controversy-threatens-real-madrid-with-multimillion",
        "published": "2026-10-27T18:14:20.000Z"
      }
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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."
}