7 Players Who Angered Entire Countries

Goal90 Shop: https://goal90.com Sponsored by : supplyhandlers.com 7 Players Who Angered Entire Countries Kylian Mbappé joked about a Chinese leader, and three companies immediately dropped him. China stopped showing Spanish football, and Real Madrid apologized. Believe it or not, other footballers have managed to anger presidents, governments, and entire countries, sometimes over nothing more than one photo or video that went viral online. NUMBER ONE: KYLIAN MBAPPÉ AND CHINA In October 2026, Kylian Mbappé found himself in trouble with one of football's biggest markets. The video was recorded months earlier. It came from The Bridge, hosted by teammate Aurélien Tchouaméni. Mbappé appeared in an episode released in April, and a behind-the-scenes clip later resurfaced online. In that clip, someone asked him about his favorite internet meme. Mbappé described a picture showing his face on someone he thought was a Chinese dictator. The picture was of Mao Zedong, the man who founded the People's Republic of China.