The fact that Argentina’s national soccer players sang during their celebrations for winning the Copa America has gained worldwide attention. racist songs and they shouted racist slogans.
In particular, an uproar has erupted in the last few hours around “albiseleste” and especially him Enzo Fernandez, as during the Chelsea player’s LIVE on social media, the team sang a slogan with a racist background against France. The song that has caused a stir is this: “They play for France, but they come from Angola. They will run well. They like to c… trans like c… Mbappe. Their mother is from Nigeria. His father is from Cameroon, but the passport says French».
The whole thing, of course, brought her instant reaction of the French Football Federation, which requested an explanation from the Argentinian counterpart, as well as the reaction of the Deputy Minister of Sports, Julio Garowho, however, counted without the president of the country, Javier Millay! Garo called the national leader, Lionel Messito publicly apologize for what happened, saying: “The captain of the national team should apologize. So does the AFA president. It puts us as a country in a difficult position after so much glory».
The president’s office, however, seemed to disagree, after announcing that Julio Garo he is relieved of his dutiesas no government can tell any citizen what to say!
“The Office of the President states that no government can tell the Argentine national, the World Champion and two-time American champion or any other citizen what to comment, think or do. For this reason, Julio Garo ceases to be the country’s Deputy Minister of Sports“, the announcement states.
The Office of the President informs that no government can tell it to comment, to think or to do anything to the Seleccion Argentina Champion of the World and Bichampion of America, nor to any other citizen. For this reason, Julio Garro deja de ser Undersecretario de Deportes de la… pic.twitter.com/o4JRC7gGB1
— Oficina del Presidente (@OPRArgentina) July 17, 2024
It is worth noting that, for his part, Enzo Fernandez posted one on social media apologetic messagestressing that he got carried away by the euphoria of winning the Copa America and later realized his mistake.
“I would like to sincerely apologize for a video I posted on Instagram during the celebrations for winning the Copa America. The slogan included extreme rhetoric and there is no justification for it.
I stand against discrimination in all its forms and I apologize for being in this situation on top of the euphoria of winning the Copa America. This video, these moments, do not represent me my beliefs and my character. I sincerely apologize».
Here is Enzo Fernandez and Argentina players celebrating that Copa America win by singing that racist France chant from the 2022 World Cup pic.twitter.com/pxoaX2MApE
— GC (@ValverdeSZN) July 15, 2024
We remind, o 53-year-old right-wing populist Javier Millay won last November in the elections. His victory marked a much sharper-than-expected U-turn as Argentina launched into the unknown, following in the footsteps of Donald Trump in the United States and Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil.
The self-proclaimed “anarcho-capitalist” Miley has promised a radical face: He wants to introduce the US dollar as legal tender, abolish the central bank and several ministries and cut social spending. “No one with such extreme views on economic issues has ever been elected president of a South American country“, said economist Mark Weisbrot from the American research institute Center for Economic and Policy Research.
Source: Sport Fm
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