OFFICIAL: Laliga apologize to China for Kylian Mbappe's inappropriate remarks

Laliga officially apologize to Chinese audience with regard to Kylian Mbappe's recent controversial remarks.

Official Statement:

LALIGA deeply regrets the offence caused to Chinese fans by Kylian Mbappé’s recent comments. These comments were made in a personal capacity and do not represent LALIGA. In accordance with our institutional responsibility, we apologise on behalf of LALIGA and all its clubs.

Respect, harmony and unity amongst people of all cultures are fundamental values of Spanish football. Guided by these principles, we reaffirm our respect for China, its institutions and its people, as well as our commitment to the millions of fans who support us every week.

Javier Tebas, president of LALIGA, has stated: ‘I would like to personally apologise to Chinese fans for the offence caused. I have the deepest respect for China, its institutions and its people, and I value the trust with which they have supported our football for so many years. As president of LALIGA, I take responsibility for working with our clubs and players to strengthen understanding of and respect for different cultures. We want to nurture this relationship through concrete actions and will implement specific measures to help ensure that situations like this do not happen again.”

This commitment will take the form of an awareness-raising and communication protocol that we will develop in collaboration with the clubs and players. Its implementation will complement the work we are already carrying out with our partners and institutional representatives in China to address the situation.