{
  "id": 17745860,
  "title": "China state broadcaster pulls Real Madrid match over Mbappé joke",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/china-state-broadcaster-pulls-real-madrid-match-over-mbappe-joke",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T03:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/china-state-broadcaster-pulls-real-madrid-match-over-mbappe-joke/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "China's state broadcaster CCTV did not air a Real Madrid match on Sunday, despite an apology from the club's star striker, Kylian Mbappé, for his \"ill-judged\" remarks about the late Chinese leader Mao Zedong.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Chinese state TV fails to air Real Madrid match after Mbappe row",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/chinese-state-tv-fails-to-air-real-madrid-match-after-mbappe-row",
        "published": "2026-11-02T02:57:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Chinese state TV snubs Madrid match despite Mbappé apology",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/chinese-state-tv-snubs-madrid-match-despite-mbappe-apology",
        "published": "2026-11-02T05:52:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}