{"id":6823,"date":"2026-11-02T18:01:43","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T18:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/02\/ongoing-dialogue-with-china-after-mbappe-row-liga-chief-tebas\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T18:01:43","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T18:01:43","slug":"ongoing-dialogue-with-china-after-mbappe-row-liga-chief-tebas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/02\/ongoing-dialogue-with-china-after-mbappe-row-liga-chief-tebas\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Ongoing dialogue\u2019 with China after Mbappe row \u2013 Liga chief Tebas"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\u2018Ongoing<\/p>\n

La Liga president Javier Tebas said Monday he is maintaining dialogue with Chinese authorities in an effort to defuse a row over Kylian Mbappe\u2019s comments about former Chinese leader Mao Zedong.<\/p>\n

Chinese state broadcaster CCTV did not air a single La Liga match this weekend, while Real Madrid\u2019s win at Racing Santander on Sunday was also not shown on pay television in the country.<\/p>\n

In a clip from an interview with French show \u201cThe Bridge\u201d which has since been taken down, Mbappe had said he was amused by an internet meme showing his face photoshopped onto \u201csome guy, think he\u2019s a Chinese dictator\u201d, an apparent reference to Mao.<\/p>\n

Mbappe, Real Madrid and La Liga apologised for the comment after a backlash in China, where mocking former leader Mao \u2014 blamed by historians for millions of deaths \u2014 is taboo.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor now, we wait and see how the situation develops\u2026 because given how events have unfolded, everything depends on things calming down a bit, on all the mess easing,\u201d Tebas told reporters at the World in Progress forum in Barcelona.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere will be ongoing dialogue \u2014 I\u2019m speaking with the Chinese authorities, both in Madrid and in Beijing, and we\u2019re going to wait.\u201d<\/p>\n

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People walk past a bus featuring French football star Kylian Mbappe for Dongpeng Beverage Group\u2019s \u201cBushuila\u201d electrolyte drink on a street in Shanghai on October 27, 2026. Kylian Mbappe was dropped on October 27 by two major brands in China after a video circulated online in which the French football star apparently joked about former leader Mao Zedong. (Photo by Jade GAO \/ AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tebas, who held a meeting with Chinese ambassador to Spain Yao Jing last week, highlighted several strong links between China and Spanish football which could help resolve the dispute.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve had a strategy for several years now with the political and sporting authorities in China,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

Tebas met Chinese State Councillor Shen Yiqin and a high-ranking delegation at Barcelona\u2019s La Masia youth academy facilities in February, along with Barcelona president Joan Laporta.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the president of China Media Group (the parent organisation of CCTV) we have a good agreement,\u201d continued Tebas.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s been to La Liga, I\u2019ve met with him (Shen Haixiong). Every time I travel to Beijing I have a meeting with him.\u201d<\/p>\n

China effectively cut ties with the NBA for several years from 2019 after then-Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey tweeted his support for Hong Kong protesters, but Tebas said he was \u201chopeful\u201d of reverting the current situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to travel, talk, and keep talking with the Chinese authorities,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll try everything possible to normalise the situation as much as we can.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mbappe scored on Sunday as Real Madrid beat Racing 3-0 in La Liga to move within three points of leaders Barcelona.<\/p>\n

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