France files legal complaint with FIFA after racist chants sung by Argentina players

2024-07-16 20:01:12Sport SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
They won the America's Cup, Argentina's players chanted racist chants for France's footballers

The French Football Federation has officially responded after the release of footage of Argentina players singing racist songs about the African origins of France players.

AFP reported this morning that the FFF would refer the matter to FIFA. Now, FFF through a statement announces that it will file a legal complaint.

In the statement to the media of the FFF it is written: "The President of the French Football Federation, Philippe Diallo, condemns in the strongest terms the racist and discriminatory calls made against the players of the French representative in the context of a song sung by the players and supporters of the team of Argentina after its victory in the America's Cup and broadcast in a video on social networks".

In its statement, the French FA added that its president will file a legal complaint for insults and use of racially discriminatory language.

It will also seek to question FIFA and its Argentinian counterpart - AFA president Claudio Tapia - on the matter, given "the seriousness of these shocking comments, contrary to the values ??of sport and human rights ".

In the "live video" on the account of the social networks of the soccer player Enzo Fernandez, the players of Argentina sang a song that contained insults and discrimination against the players with African orgy of France.

The song includes sentences such as: "They play for France, but they come from Angola" and "Their mother is Nigerian, their father is Cambodian, but on their passport: France".

The song is reported to have been created by Argentine fans during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, where the "Albiceleste" won the final against the "Blues".

 


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