Mbappé controversy: Javier Tebas plans to travel to China to try to calm the dispute

La Liga president Javier Tebas said in Barcelona on November 2, 2026, that he was considering travelling to China to ease the crisis sparked by Kylian Mbappé’s remarks about Mao Zedong. Chinese state television suspended its free broadcasts of two matches per matchday, Migu did not show Real Madrid’s latest game, and La Liga was excluded from a trade fair in Shanghai. Mbappé also lost three Chinese commercial partners: Dongpeng, Mengniu and Milkground. Although La Liga, Mbappé and Real Madrid have apologized, broadcasts have not resumed; Tebas says he remains in contact with Chinese representatives but has no timeline for a resolution.