French FA boss backs Mbappรฉ after striker apologises to China: ‘We should leave it at that’
French Football Federation president Philippe Diallo has backed Kylian Mbappe amid the controversy surrounding the striker's comments about former Chinese leader Mao Zedong. French Football Federation president Philippe Diallo came to Kylian Mbappe's defence amid controversy over his remarks, in which he referred to former Chinese leader Mao Zedong as a dictator. The French captain has apologised over the incident, saying he did not intend any offence.The controversy stems from a now-deleted video of Mbappe's appearance in a French podcast, where he is heard discussing a meme in which his face had been photoshopped onto that of 'some guy โ…