Argentina national anthem is BOOED at Paris Olympics amid Enzo racism storm

Argentina's national anthem was booed ahead of the men's football team's first game at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday afternoon amid a racism storm involving Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez.

The South American nation kickstarted their campaign against Morocco, and the players lined up for the customary anthems before kick-off.

As the Argentina anthem played around the venue in Saint Etienne, it was met with widespread boos from the crowd.

The boos drowning out the anthem came just over a week after Fernandez filmed himself and his Argentina team-mates singing a chant directed at France's black players following their Copa America triumph.

The song, which also singles out Kylian Mbappe, was condemned by the French Football Federation who filed a complaint to FIFA.

Fernandez's Chelsea team-mate Wesley Fofana also reposted the video and labelled the chant 'uninhibited racism' before unfollowing Fernandez on Instagram.

Two other Chelsea players - Malo Gusto and Axel Disasi - also unfollowed Fernandez.

The midfielder subsequently apologised for the video and insisted he is not racist, while Chelsea reacted by condemning 'all forms of discriminatory behaviour' prior to conducting their own investigation.

But fans inside the Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium had clearly not forgotten what has gone on in recent days, and made their feelings clear how they felt about the behaviour of the Argentina players last week.

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