Chinese state TV continues Real Madrid blackout after Mbappe-Mao meme row

Real Madrid vs Racing Santander is not broadcast on CCTV despite apologies from Mbappe, Real and La Liga.Published On 2 Nov 20262 Nov 2026Real Madrid’s Spanish football league match against Racing Santander has not been broadcast on Chinese state TV as La Liga continues to pay the price of the fallout from Kylian Mbappe’s remarks about the country’s former leader Mao Zedong.Neither of the two sports channels on the Chinese state broadcaster CCTV aired Real Madrid’s match on Sunday after star forward Mbappe caused a furore in the Asian country, where millions follow the Spanish league.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Mbappe, Real Madrid and La Liga face long road to redemption in Chinalist 2 of 4Mbappe faces backlash in China for meme fiascolist 3 of 4What is the controversy between Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe and China?list 4 of 4France football chief backs Real Madrid’s Mbappe after China apologyend of listThe match kicked off at 15:15 GMT but was not broadcast on either of CCTV’s two sports channels, according to the AFP news agency.None of the other matches from matchweek 11 of La Liga has been broadcast live on public television so far.Mbappe referred to Mao as a “...