The Undersecretary of Sports of Argentina, Julio Garro, said that Argentina’s captain should apologise for the chants against the French.
Julio Garro, Argentina’s Undersecretary of Sports, publicly stated that both Chiqui Tapia, president of the Argentina Football Federation (AFA), and Lionel Messi must apologise for the scenes witnessed following their Copa America victory, in which some Argentina players chanted racist and homophobic songs against France’s players. This call for an apology comes alongside what many to expect to be an upcoming official complaint from the French Football Federation (FFF) against the chants.
“The captain of the national team must come out and apologise. So should the president of the AFA. It makes us, as a country, look bad after so much happiness,” said the Undersecretary.
Argentina’s National Team defeated Colombia, with a goal by Lautaro Martínez, to win the 2024 Copa América. After the match, Enzo Fernández took to social media to record a video of the celebrations on the team bus, in which the Albiceleste players were seen and heard singing a song that included offensive and racist comments against the French squad.
The FFF is set to file a complaint with FIFA against the AFA for the songs sung against the French internationals: “They play for France but they are from Angola, how nice that they go running with transsexuals, their mother is Nigerian, their father is Cambodian but on their passport: French”. Enzo, author of the video, has already apologised via his social media.
However his own club, Chelsea, shortly after published that it will open “an internal disciplinary procedure”. Some of his teammates: Axel Disasi, Malo Gusto and Wesley Fofana, criticised the actions of the midfielder.
ericjolie69
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what de ass am I hearing here? MESSI should apologize for enzo's behavior listen you people . Am convinced that you don't have a brain
fatbeikor
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While officials of Argentina are calling for apologies, some on this AF are justifying actions of racists. There are white people in Africa. They are not treated that way.
Yorokiri
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Apology from Messi will send the right signal and will calm things down, base on his G.O.A.T status..
Ebouj
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it was not about racists, they are talking about France who have different nationalities playing for them, why should we be offended, please let’s reason with our minds
Obismart
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There’s nothing racist about the song. I’m from Nigeria and what they said is true. My African brothers refused to play for their country because of greed. Why can’t they represent the origin so that Africa can compete and win.what is wrong with mbappe,dembele ,kante, and the rest representing their father’s country?
Man001
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First of all neither Messi nor the AF president was there when the players did the signing. Secondly, the persons who should apologize are the ones who did the wrong. And thirdly, please be honest, for once put the Messi-Ronaldo thing aside, was that the Argentina players said lies? As an African, I 100% agree with them. In fact I was both surprised and happy at the same time to know that even some of these guys know what most of us Africans have know for a long time. France has built it's team mainly with African players, and it's the main reason they are so competitive. The likes of Zidane, Henry, Makelele,Patrick Vieira, Mbappe, Dembele,and so many others have African roots. So give Argentina some break. Or maybe it's like they say, TRUTH HURTS
AndyEmteeJr
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the French team they said, indeed has a lot of blacks , where are they coming from and how come they were not able to play for their mother lands
Cihbdempu
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what's wrong in the song?
Africa 🌍 were blind people are produced they see and ignore if our black brothers were playing for there mother lands , some of Europe countries would not have won world cup or euro , they won a world cup with 8-9 black brothers goals from our own brothers
Tecacelnos
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nothing that is racist with the song, i wonder saying the truth in nowadays is a racism
Twariki
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iam black but Argentina players are right why don't those players come to play to their mother countries
Iffy106
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That's not racist he's saying the truth about many African players leaving there motherland and playing for France, England and others. That's greatest hatred towards there mother, fatherland they are the most wicked and racists in the world 🌎. they should come out too and apologise to Afriican
incontrovertible
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Messi owes no one an apology
yusakopstz
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Waiting for Messi fans to say he wasn’t there when they were singing
what they sang was the bitter truth there is nothing like racist there, if it hurt them let them come back and play for their mother land
Tokendrick
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We are good that’s why u mother fuckers are jealous of us go France go
fatbeikor
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Is there a maximum number of posts one can make on AF?