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Real Madrid matches still banned in China despite Mbappe apology
Real Madrid matches still banned in China despite Mbappe apology
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Real Madrid and FC Barcelona honour Spain train crash victims
Spanish football clubs were among those to hold a minute’s silence for the victims of Wednesday’s train collision.
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Kylian Mbappe, Real Madrid and La Liga face long redemption road in China
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What is the controversy between Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe and China?
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Real Madrid apologise to Chinese people for Mbappe’s Mao ‘dictator’ remark
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Real Madrid apologise to China over Mbappé's Mao Zedong comments
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Mbappé Polemic in China: Real Madrid apologizes for Mao Zedong's comments
On Wednesday, Real Madrid apologized to the Chinese populace for "the inconvenience" that the statements of his star attacker might have caused, in the wake of a polemic triggered by Kylian Mbappé's comments on the "dictator" Mao Zedong.
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