# China pulls LaLiga from state TV over Mbappé's remark

- By: Extra Time Post Newsroom
- 2026-11-02T11:36:00.000Z
- Produced with artificial intelligence under human editorial supervision.

## Excerpt

State broadcaster CMG has suspended the matches and Mbappé's adverts. CMG called the apologies received until then insufficient; Real Madrid apologised afterwards. China Media Group (CMG), which oversees state broadcaster CCTV, suspended its LaLiga coverage: it took the decision on 26 October 2026 and announced it on 27 October, according to Citizen Digital. Kylian Mbappé apologised on 27 October for a remark read as a reference to Mao Zedong and Real Madrid followed on 28 October; Marketing Directo reported on 28 October that CMG considered the apologies insufficient. Three Chinese brands have cut ties with Mbappé and LaLiga has a Chinese business that Spanish media estimate in the hundreds of millions of euros; the latest reports we found, from 28 October, do not say whether the suspension is still in force.

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