The FIFA announced this Wednesday the opening of a proceedings for investigate the saying Racial slurs the Argentine internationals spoke against France at the end of the Copa América final that pitted the Albiceleste against Colombia, early Monday in the United States.
FIFA, in a statement, assured that it “strongly condemns all forms of discriminationregardless of their origin, whether they are players, referees or fans” and announced the opening of an investigation.
The events took place inside the bus of ‘scalonetta‘ after the final. In a video that has spread online, several South American internationals can be seen singing a chant in which they assure that “they play for France but they all come from Angola. It’s true that they know how to run, but they’trans‘ like a whore Mbappethat his mother is Nigerian, his father is Cameroonian but has French written on his passport.
He Chelseaclub he belongs to Enzo Fernandez one of the stars of the video, also announced the opening of a disciplinary file, while admitting the sorry public of his footballer.
Your partners Wesley Fofana, French international, reacted online by writing a short message: “Football in 2024: unapologetic racism” while the Barcelona player Jules Koundé rsummed up his opinion in a short and resounding “regrettable“.
Source: La Verdad
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