2024-07-17 20:51:10
Argentina national football team sang racist song after winning Copa América. FIFA threatens them with sanctions.
Following Argentina’s victory in the Copa América final, some of the team’s players faced accusations of racism. 23-year-old midfielder Enzo Fernandez posted a controversial video on social media while celebrating the victory.
The video shows him and other Argentine players on the team bus singing a racist song about French players of African descent, especially France captain Kylian Mbappe, who plays for Real Madrid.
The rough translation of the offensive song is: “They play in France, but they are all from Angola, they can all run endlessly, they like to sleep with transsexuals, like Mbappe. Mom is Nigerian, dad is Cameroonian, but their passport says French.”
Two years ago, before the World Cup final in Qatar between France and Argentina, some fans of the Argentina team sang this song.
The French Football Federation has already announced that it will file a complaint with FIFA. Federation President Philippe Diallo condemned the unacceptable racist and discriminatory remarks made by Argentine footballers.
French defender Wesley Fofana, who plays alongside Enzo Fernandez at Chelsea, called the Argentine’s comments “blatant racism”.
French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera said the behaviour of the Argentine players was a “shameful spectacle”.
Sports lawyer Christian Schickhardt explained to BILD that FIFA’s disciplinary powers extend beyond the game and stadium when it comes to football. If a player insults another player in a racist manner on the Internet, an investigation is carried out. FIFA demands that all national associations include punishment for racist remarks in their statutes.
Enzo Fernandez has already apologised for his behaviour on Instagram, writing that there is absolutely no justification for his words.
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2024-07-17 20:51:10