2024-07-24 09:21:07
Argentina won the Copa America 2024 title. Enzo Fernandez and some of his teammates sang insulting and racist songs about French footballers during the celebration. Argentina’s Vice President Victoria Villaruel added fuel to the fire after the incident.
Villarreal called France a ‘colonial’ and ‘duplicitous’ state. And there was fear of a crack in the political relations of the two countries. Of course, Argentina got through this journey by asking for forgiveness. The Argentine government has apologized to the French government in this incident.
Argentine President Javier Millei’s office said a senior official was sent to the French embassy to explain Vice President Villarreal’s controversial comments on social media. The official told the embassy that Viaruel’s comments were purely personal.
Earlier on July 15, Enzo sang a song during a live video of the team’s celebration on the team bus after Argentina won the Copa America after defeating Colombia. The language of the song was racist. The 23-year-old midfielder apologized after deleting the post after the video of the moment went viral.
In response to the incident, Vice President of Argentina Viaruel Enzo wrote in last Wednesday (July 17) Xe wrote, ‘No colonial country can scare us for chanting and telling the truth. I have endured a lot of public demonstrations in the country of Bichari.’
The Argentine president’s office believes that Villaruel’s comments will not lead to misunderstandings between the two countries. In this regard, the President’s spokesperson Manuel Adorni apologized on behalf of the President. He also assured to maintain diplomatic relations with France.