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Mbappé draws fire from right wing in France, Spain over Ceuta t-shirt controversy

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What happened

Real Madrid's French forward Kylian Mbappé is facing mounting criticism by Spanish and French conservative and far-right politicians for partially obscuring a t-shirt supporting residents of Ceuta, Spain's territory bordering Morocco grappling with a…

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  • Reported by France 24 and published Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:10:39 UTC.

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