2024-07-20 05:16:18
Lionel Messi got involved in the discussion-criticism of Enzo Fernandez’s racist behavior. Undersecretary of Sports Julio Garo, the country’s sports officer, lost his job after asking Argentina’s captain to apologize. He was fired by Argentina’s president, Javier Millei.
Enzo Fernandez was seen singing racist chants in a live video on social media after Argentina won the 2024 Copa America. His teammates also matched him. The song contained insulting and racist language about France.
Although Messi was not present during this incident. Garo also asked Messi and Argentina Football Association (AFA) president Claudio Tapia to apologize for the incident. He said, ‘The captain of the national team should apologize for this. The AFA president should also apologise. It has put our glorious country in a bad situation.’
It was then announced that Garo had been suspended from the Argentine government’s Official X account. It is said there, ‘The President’s Office informs that no government can say what the Argentine national team or any citizen will think or do. For this reason, Julio Garo is not in charge of Argentina’s Under Secretary of Sports.
Garo apologized in a post he deleted after his dismissal, saying, ‘I’m sorry if my words hurt anyone. That was not my intention. But I will always be against racism of any kind.’
Earlier, Fernandez was live on the social media platform Instagram of the celebration of the players on the team bus, where the racist song was heard. Argentina fans made the song about the 2022 World Cup final opponent France. However, Fernandez has apologized in this incident. However, Fernandez is unable to apologize.