La Liga Chief, Javier Tebas, Mending Fences with China After Kylian Mbappe Row
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[Sports Chosun Reporter Noh Joo-hwan] Spanish La Liga President Javier Tebas has stepped forward to resolve the controversy surrounding French football star Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid). AFP reported that Tebas stated on the 3rd (Korean time) that he is in continuous dialogue with Chinese authorities to ease the conflict stemming from Mbappé's remarks regarding former Chinese leader Mao Zedong. China's state-run broadcaster CCTV [reported] this
Javier Tebas, president of the Spanish Professional Football League, said on Monday that he "remains in discussion" with China for the broadcast of Liga matches to be restored.
The President of the Spanish Football Professional League, Javier Tebas, said he maintained contact with the Chinese authorities to restore the release of the La Liga matches, suspended following statements by Kylian Mbappe, who qualified Mao Zedong as "Chinese dictator".
‘Ongoing dialogue’ with China after Mbappe row: Liga chief Tebas
“We’ve had a strategy for several years now with the political and sporting authorities in China,” he explained. Tebas met Chinese State Councillor Shen Yiqin and a high-ranking delegation at Barcelona’s La Masia youth academy facilities in February, along with Barcelona president Joan Laporta. “With the president of China Media Group (the parent organisation of […]
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