Three of Enzo Fernandez's Chelsea team-mates have unfollowed him on Instagram after he was accused of videoing himself and the Argentinian national team singing a 'racist' chant.
Fernandez is at the centre of a controversy after live streaming following Argentina's Copa America win against Colombia on Sunday.
Philippe Diallo, the president of the French Football Federation (FFF), described the players as singing a 'racist and discriminatory' chant about their French counterparts while promising to file a legal complaint to FIFA.
Fernandez's Chelsea team-mate Wesley Fofana, who is French and the son of an Ivorian father, took to X (formerly Twitter) to declare the video 'uninhibited racism'.
Now, it has been revealed that he, Axel Disasi and Malo Gusto have unfollowed the player on social media.
It comes as new Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca is preparing Blues players for their upcoming US pre-season tour.
Chelsea are conducting their own probe after their player found himself at the centre of this storm, with sources saying they are treating the matter seriously and will handle it accordingly.
The Premier League club have a large number of French players who are black or mixed race, including Malo Gusto, Lesley Ugochukwu, Christopher Nkunku, Fofana, Axel Disasi and Benoit Badiashile.
Fofana shared footage of the video originally shot by Fernandez alongside the caption, written in French: 'Football in 2024: uninhibited racism,' followed by three facepalm emojis.
The song dates back to the 2022 World Cup final in which Argentina beat France, with lyrics describing how French players are 'from Angola' or have a 'Nigerian' mother and a 'Cameroonian' father.
The FFF have condemned the chant and added: 'Faced with the seriousness of these shocking remarks, contrary to the values of sport and human rights, the president of the FFF decided to directly challenge his Argentine counterpart and FIFA and to file a legal complaint for insulting remarks of a racial and discriminatory nature.'
NicholasKabuteyStan
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Argentines are racist! No wonder they never had a black player in their national team.I wonder why the surrounding countries have blacks there, yet Argentines don’t almost have black native who are Argentines. Messi should be ashamed of this, not to say anything as a captain.
yuebcosuyz
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UEFA will act blind now cause it’s Argentina 🥱
Ybohlim
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Fofana ,diasis,gusto etc.... playing in Africa if they were not adopted by France.. You people are hypocrites you are racist against your own country.... I respect Salah,Mane,Eto, Drogba,Musa,Essien, Yaya Toure,etc... for representing the roots
Shmonny
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Ronaldo fans saying it racism. well it won’t take that trophy away from Argentina 😂😂😂
Tupilnpsuz
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France should explain
Iffy106
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What France did to Argentina in 2018 is more than all this and all this African blood calling there self France, England and others are hypocrites. You disowned your fathers land for white land and you calling someone racist. Your problem is more than racist stupid animal
Locbeinort
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so these French players are proud of their African heritage, but don't like people referring to their African heritage? How sensitive are the French
midestivah
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Black African master in victim card 🤣🤣🤣.. I don't see any racism in this song... but only fact.... Never did they mentioned Black
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you can as well tell the black citizens of us,UK to go back to their father's land,little sense you are not making
noskin3310
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Argentines are racist! No wonder they never had a black player in their national team.I wonder why the surrounding countries have blacks there, yet Argentines don’t almost have black native who are Argentines. Messi should be ashamed of this, not to say anything as a captain.
Messi kill you there
yutcklpstu
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Why do Africans choose to represent European instead of their father land? I’m a Nigerian living in Europe, I won’t represent Europe for anything instead of my father land
why are you in Europe? you should stay in your Father's land
jinaceiouy
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France is better than Argentina in that France didn't kill the blacks in France. Argentina killed all the blacks in that country from 1868 to 1874. Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, who was their President undertook a covert genocide to create an all-white extension of the Western civilization. This created a space for European immigrants to settle in Argentina. More than 5 million blacks in Argentina were systematically eliminated.
ruybdopryz
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it's funny how the players are overreacting and, even worse, how some black people are feeling offended and insulted. It's a song made by Fans after Mbappe and other players but mostly French people, where all acting tough and talking big of how their EUROPEAN football is superior to Latin America! ... well Fans reply was that song portraying how most of the French players were half African Descendants...In Fact they were making fun of how their European teams wouldnt even be half of what they are if it wasnt because of the African community. it's should not even be an insult to the African Descendants community, in any case, should be for those who aren't. but feeling offended because they are talking about your background as if it was an insult or as if you wanna hide it...thats more on you brothers
yocaiouz
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get his ass out of the pitch
Bieabdlmop
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Its not a surprise to hear that more especially from Argentinean racists. Just have a look in their national team...no black or coloured. Look at messi, argue with me if he really bond firmly with blacks as close friends...if he does he ONLY do it to cover the football world but not fondly from his heart. People who can see messi's attitudes, characters and heart can testify to this...the Argentinean are racists to the core!!! If there are more video footage to emerge further for sure you will see messi too singing in those videos as a so called professional soccer player. The Argentinean once claims to find out what skin colour is Ronaldo just because Garnacho idolise CR7 than messi. Argentina is full of shit! Please do thoroughly investigation and punish the country or national team from competitive world games for 4 years just as the fifa body punished Russia
Juniorpope
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Argentines are racist! No wonder they never had a black player in their national team.I wonder why the surrounding countries have blacks there, yet Argentines don’t almost have black native who are Argentines. Messi should be ashamed of this, not to say anything as a captain.
How many black player are in Russian,Ukraine, Japan, China national team?? how many White player are in Nigeria, Ghanaian, Senegal, Kenya Cameron,Zimbabwe, Uganda,Tanzania Ivory Coast, national team?
Brighter2109
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UEFA will act blind now cause it’s Argentina 🥱
I’m from Africa and living in Europe, my kids will only play for my country and not the country of their birth But Why do Africans choose to represent European instead of their father land?
1-InABillion✓
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So black France players doesn't want their own history 🤣 without history you don't exist take the truth and cry more
King185
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The lyrics to the chant were: “They play for France, but their parents are from Angola. Their mother is from Cameroon, while their father is from Nigeria. But their passport says French.”
King185
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The lyrics to the chant were: “They play for France, but their parents are from Angola. Their mother is from Cameroon, while their father is from Nigeria. But their passport says French.” This ain't even racist it's just honest lol.
Tanbdiklrs
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listen to such stupidity...your fighting to end racism but you unfollow someone because he has called you by your father's name....Enzo is a proud Argentine but disaster(disasi) your not a proud African????? that's why we Africans we will always be regarded as a back page of the book
Brighter2109
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Why do Africans choose to represent European instead of their father land? I’m a Nigerian living in Europe, I won’t represent Europe for anything instead of my father land
vopbeinpu
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some of this player's where not born in Africa and our leaders in Africa and the football sectors are not showing them that they are needed take Mbappe for example from his father's speech he wanted his son to represent his county of origin but because of the greed for money we've lost a talent same to other star's like Mbolo his country of origin deserted him and he score twice against them on his debut against them sometimes let's blame our leaders for their corouption even in football I hope they change their ways for the better of Africa and football but if someone raise any racist comment he should be punished for it cus football doesn't tolerate racism
citcekos
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Argentines are inherently racist! Fortunately, they belong to a very low class of whites whose racism impacts no one!
Brighter2109
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He's an Argentine and Fifa's son u get it
Why do Africans choose to represent European instead of their father land?
Jubadetu
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"French players are 'from Angola' or have a 'Nigerian' mother and a 'Cameroonian' father." Well it's the truth tho. lyrics don't lie. So what's the problem?
jinaceiouy
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Ronaldo fans saying it racism. well it won’t take that trophy away from Argentina 😂😂😂
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Yes it's racism. it's dates back to the mid 1800s when the Argentina government decided to kill all the blacks in Argentina. more than 5 million blacks were massacred by president Domingo Faustino Sarmiento by 1875. was this not racism???
Brighter2109
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Ronaldo fans saying it racism. well it won’t take that trophy away from Argentina 😂😂😂
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Why do Africans choose to represent European instead of their father land?
lanabcirsy
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I don't think that's racist I think the guys are just talking the truth players of france are like that there is no any original france player with father and mother are from france that's what those people are talking about and u call that racist france players are all African which is true very true
Brighter2109
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What France did to Argentina in 2018 is more than all this and all this African blood calling there self France, England and others are hypocrites. You disowned your fathers land for white land and you calling someone racist. Your problem is more than racist stupid animal
But why will Africans choose to represent European instead of their father land?
FALANBUMA
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Argentines are racist! No wonder they never had a black player in their national team.I wonder why the surrounding countries have blacks there, yet Argentines don’t almost have black native who are Argentines. Messi should be ashamed of this, not to say anything as a captain.
The song just pointed out some truths🤣🤣🤣is there even a racist or abusive word in there?
HkGadhvi07
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Ronaldo fans saying it racism. well it won’t take that trophy away from Argentina 😂😂😂
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you can't survive a single day without saying the name Ronaldo [Crylaugh][Crylaugh] This article is about Enzo and his french Chelsea team mates yet you are still mentioned the name of Ronaldo [Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
⚜️Sinclair⚜️
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The song just pointed out some truths🤣🤣🤣is there even a racist or abusive word in there?
nope...just shows how sensitive these Chelsea girl players have become...
Podaeilny
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Argentines are racist! No wonder they never had a black player in their national team.I wonder why the surrounding countries have blacks there, yet Argentines don’t almost have black native who are Argentines. Messi should be ashamed of this, not to say anything as a captain.
Is it okay to say Africans are racist too.. we don't have white players too we say tons of things about whites.💯 truth be told Africa would be much more stronger if all black players played in there native countries..🙌🔥. FIFA should start looking into this starting now.. NO TO RACISM ✊✌️
Ruddestrg
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Ronaldo fans saying it racism. well it won’t take that trophy away from Argentina 😂😂😂
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Stupid fool
Lidcdeikrs
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Ronaldo fans saying it racism. well it won’t take that trophy away from Argentina 😂😂😂
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how stupid are you to always make it between Ronaldo and Messi. it's against racism
koocelrst
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Ronaldo fans saying it racism. well it won’t take that trophy away from Argentina 😂😂😂
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imagine defending them You're a fool
cecadimt
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Ronaldo fans saying it racism. well it won’t take that trophy away from Argentina 😂😂😂
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for once try and apply some Sense even if you have none.. what's the correlation with what you saying and the issue stated... you just a dumb fan with no sense of reasoning...