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

Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe rolls up his t-shirt displaying a slogan in solidarity with the people of Ceuta on September 15, 2026.
Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappé rolls up his t-shirt displaying a slogan in solidarity with the people of Ceuta on September 15, 2026. © Omar Arnau Cerezo, Reuters

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 migration crisis. Mbappé said he wore the t-shirt rolled up to show solidarity with "all the immigrants who have lost their lives".

Kylian Mbappé has come under mounting criticism from conservative and far-right politicians in Spain and France after the Real Madrid forward declined to fully wear a t-shirt supporting residents of Ceuta, Spain's north African exclave grappling with a migration crisis.

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