{
  "id": 17788687,
  "title": "Football: China refuses to air Real Madrid game after Mbappé comment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/football-china-refuses-to-air-real-madrid-game-after-mbappe-comment",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T11:09:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261102-football-china-refuses-to-air-real-madrid-game-after-mbapp%C3%A9-comment"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Chinese state broadcaster CCTV did not broadcast a Real Madrid La Liga match on Sunday after star forward Kylian Mbappé caused a furore in China with remarks he made about former leader Mao Zedong. FRANCE 24's correspondent Jan Camenzind Broomby reports.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "GBC Ghana",
        "title": "China state broadcaster pulls Real Madrid match over Kylian Mbappé joke",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/china-state-broadcaster-pulls-real-madrid-match-over-kylian-mbappe",
        "published": "2026-11-02T11:49:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}