Foreign media pay attention to Mbappe’s inappropriate remarks: Source: La Liga president considers traveling to China

China News Service, October 29th. Recently, French player Kylian Mbappe, who plays for Real Madrid in La Liga, made inappropriate remarks related to China. After the incident continued to ferment, many netizens spontaneously boycotted, many brands officially announced the termination of cooperation with them, and relevant platforms also suspended the broadcast of La Liga matches. On October 27, Beijing time, Mbappe issued an apology statement. La Liga also responded on the same day, saying that the relevant remarks were only the personal opinions of the players and did not represent the position of La Liga, and apologized to Chinese fans. On October 28, Real Madrid issued an official statement, formally apologizing for Mbappe’s inappropriate remarks, which stated: We will always uphold the values ​​of respect, coexistence and cross-cultural understanding, and look forward to further strengthening the friendship and emotional ties with China and its people.

Reuters quoted sports analyst Mark Dreher, author of the book "Sports Superpowers," as saying that it would be unwise for leagues, clubs and athletes to underestimate the reaction that such an incident could trigger.

Fox News reported that Mbappe is facing serious backlash for his move, including losing Chinese sponsors and having his team's games suspended by China Central Television. The media noted that La Liga and Mbappe quickly issued an apology.

Pakistan's "Dawn" quoted the Chinese football information platform "Knowing Football Emperor" as saying that Mbappe's speech "involves harm to China and the Chinese people" and "has hurt the feelings of Chinese fans and the Chinese people."

Football information website Goal reported that Mbappe has paid the price, and the media quoted French media as saying that Mbappe's apology "will not change any results."

Qatar's Al Jazeera reported that La Liga president Javier Tebas set up a "crisis response team" after Mbappe's apology and La Liga's response failed to quell China's reaction. La Liga sources say Tebas is considering a move to China to avert the threat of huge financial losses to Spanish football.