Trouble at Chelsea: Fofana and several teammates against Enzo for “unbridled racism”

The success of Argentina in the Copa América by winning (1-0) the final against Colombia This could develop into a major conflict with Chelsea. What does Chelsea have to do with Argentina winning a title?

Well, it has to do with the fact that in celebration of the albiceleste their footballer Enzo Fernandez He was doing an Instagram live when the players started singing a song, including him, against the French team. A common chant among Argentina fans since the last World Cup in Qatar where Argentina became the world champion defeating France.

“They play in France, but they are all from Angola“is the phrase that can be heard live before the 23-year-old Argentine international interrupts the broadcast, knowing that he can get involved if he hears how the song continues, as he directly charges the Mbappe. But it is not known whether the singing stopped in the broadcast cut or not.

The anger of Fofana and other colleagues

The chants have sparked outrage in France to the point that the French Federation has announced legal measures. “The president of the French Football Federation, Philippe Diallo, condemns in the strongest terms the unacceptable racist and discriminatory comments against the players of the French team in the context of a chant sung by Argentine players and fans team after their victory in the Copa América and broadcast in a video on social networks”.

An anger that has reached its peak Fofana, 23, French international with African roots and teammate of Enzo Fernández at Chelsea. On his personal Instagram account he posted a story in which his partner Enzo appeared and wrote: “Football in 2024: unapologetic racism”. Furthermore, he and his other colleagues, Disagreement and Bad Will, also French with African origin, stopped following him on social media. There are speculations that up to ten players in the squad have made a formal complaint to the board.