The Argentina national team is facing backlash for singing racist chants about French footballers while celebrating their Copa America win. Argentina secured a 1-0 victory over Colombia at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday night, July 14, to retain their Copa America crown.
Before winning the trophy, Argentine fans were recorded singing offensive chants about France’s players being “all from Angola” and making derogatory comments about Kylian Mbappe’s rumored past relationship with transgender model Ines Rau.
Following the match, Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez posted a video of himself and his Argentine teammates singing these racist chants on the team bus. The chant mocked the African origins of black players in the French squad, including captain Kylian Mbappe.
The lyrics of the chant included: “They play for France but come from Angola” and “Their mother is Nigerian, their father is Cambodian but on their passport: France.”
Fans on social media were quick to condemn the actions of the Argentine team:
- “Argentinians are disgusting,” one user wrote.
- “Useless footballer. Useless human being,” another said about Fernandez.
- “Somebody tell me this is a joke,” another commenter said.
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