{"id":2202,"date":"2026-10-28T09:32:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T09:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/28\/madrid-apologise-to-chinese-people-over-mbappes-comments\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T09:32:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T09:32:06","slug":"madrid-apologise-to-chinese-people-over-mbappes-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/28\/madrid-apologise-to-chinese-people-over-mbappes-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"Madrid apologise to Chinese people over Mbapp\u00e9\u2019s comments"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"68.664149043303\">\n<p>Real Madrid have apologised to the Chinese people over recent remarks made by their forward, Kylian Mbapp\u00e9, which reportedly caused offence.\n<\/p>\n<p>The Spanish giants expressed their regret in a statement on its X handle on Wednesday, reaffirming their respect for China, its history, culture and citizens, as well as millions of Chinese supporters of the club.\n<\/p>\n<p>The club said it shared the apology already issued by Mbapp\u00e9, who reportedly expressed regret over his comments and reiterated his respect for the Chinese people.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReal Madrid wishes to express its apologies to the Chinese people for any offence that may have been caused by the recent remarks made by our player, Kylian Mbapp\u00e9,\u201d the club said.<\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid added that it maintained a deep appreciation for China and the millions of fans in the country who support the club. <\/p>\n<div class=\"read-also\">\n<header>Related News<\/header>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cOur club has deep respect for China, its history, culture and people, as well as the millions of Chinese fans who feel affection for and admire Real Madrid,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>The club also stressed its commitment to promoting mutual respect and understanding across different cultures, expressing its desire to strengthen its relationship with China and its people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReal Madrid reaffirms its commitment to the values of respect, peaceful coexistence and understanding between cultures,\u201d the statement added.\n<\/p>\n<p>The club further expressed its hope of continuing to build on the longstanding bonds of friendship and affection between Real Madrid and its Chinese supporters.\n<\/p>\n<p>The apology underscores the club\u2019s efforts to address the concerns raised by Mbapp\u00e9\u2019s remarks and reaffirm its commitment to maintaining positive relations with its international fan base.\n                    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"14.852589641434\">\n<p> All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contact\">Contact: <a href=\"\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#1d69757878797469726f5d6d68737e75737a337e7270\"> <span class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"7e0a161b1b1a170a110c3e0e0b101d161019501d1113\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/span> <\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Punch Newspapers &#8211; Latest News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid have apologised to the Chinese people over recent remarks made by their forward, Kylian Mbapp\u00e9, which reportedly caused offence. The Spanish giants expressed their regret in a statement&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2202"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2202\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}