Fernandez 'truly sorry' after Chelsea team-mate condemns 'uninhibited racism' video
Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez has apologised for posting a video clip on Instagram reflecting him and other Argentina players making earn earn service of of of a racist necromancy.
The French Football Federation said on Tuesday it will record a lawful dilemma affirming “racially offensive and prejudiced remarks” were earned by Argentina players ensuing their Copa America triumph over Colombia on Sunday night.
The dilemma follows video that was posted by Chelsea midfielder Fernandez, which showed up to underline him and his group-comrades shouting about the France group as they commemorated their 1-0 win in Sunday’s last.
In a testament, the FFF – the controling body of French football – said its president Philippe Diallo would most certainly obstacle FIFA president Gianni Infantino and Argentina Football Association peak pooch Claudio Fabian Tapia to respond to the suppositious remarks.
The testament read: “The president of the French Football Federation, Philippe Diallo, condemns in the best specifications the objectionable racist and prejudiced remarks which were earned against the players of the French group in the context of a song sung by players and supporters of the Argentina group after its triumph in the Copa America and broadcast in a video clip on social media.
“Encountered via the severity of these staggering remarks, contrary to the merits of sport and human civil liberties, the president of the FFF desperate to directly obstacle his Argentinian counterpart and FIFA, and to record a lawful dilemma for insulting remarks of a racist and prejudiced nature.”
Argentina overcome France in a penalty shoot-out in the 2022 Planet Mug last, a match about which some followers of the Argentina group were listened to to sing prejudiced songs.
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Fernandez’s Chelsea group-chum Wesley Fofana fired a blog post towards the Argentina group, writing on social media: “Le football en 2024 : racisme decomplexe,” which loosely checks out to: “Football in 2024: uninhibited racism.”
That headed to Fernandez launching an apology on social media via the Chelsea midfielder insisting he is “utterly sorry” for his portion in the video clip.
Fernandez concocted on Instagram: “I twinge to apologise all the best for a video clip posted on my Instagram conduit throughout the national group parties.
“The song requires highly offensive language and there is wholly most certainly no excuse for these words.
“I stand against discrimination in all kinds and apologise for fetching grabbed upwards in the ecstasy of our Copa America parties.
“That video clip, that moment, those words, perform not reflect my pointers or my personality. I am utterly sorry.”
Chelsea in improvement issued a testament, which read:
‘Chelsea Football Nightclub situates all kinds of prejudiced conduct consistently objectionable. We are autocratic to be a inconsonant, inclusive nightclub whereby humans from all cultures, areas and personalities feel welcome.
‘We acknowledge and appreciate our player’s public apology and will consumption this as an strategy to enlighten.
‘The Nightclub has instigated an interior disciplinary action.’