{"id":33166,"date":"2024-07-16T18:08:54","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T18:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/french-football-federation-to-file-complaint-with-fifa-against-argentina-players-singing-racist-chants"},"modified":"2024-07-16T19:04:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T19:04:00","slug":"french-football-federation-to-file-complaint-with-fifa-against-argentina-players-singing-racist-chants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/french-football-federation-to-file-complaint-with-fifa-against-argentina-players-singing-racist-chants","title":{"rendered":"French Football Federation to file complaint with FIFA against Argentina players singing racist chants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. <\/strong><\/span>The French Football Federation (FFF) said Tuesday it would complain to FIFA about racist chants from members of the Argentinian national team following the victory at the Copa America tournament Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Faced with the seriousness of these shocking remarks, contrary to the values \u200b\u200bof 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,&#8221; it said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Argentine players can be heard singing a derogatory chant in an Instagram feed from the team\u2019s bus regarding the origins of France footballers following the victory against Colombia in Miami.<\/p>\n<p>During the feed from Chelsea and Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez\u2019s live broadcast, the players could be heard singing: &#8220;They play for France, but they are from Angola. His mother is Nigerian, his father is Cameroonian. But on the passport: French.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Argentina raised the Copa America title by edging Colombia 1-0 in extra time after normal time ended scoreless.<\/p>\n<p>The match began nearly 1.5 hours late because of security issues caused by fans trying to enter without tickets at Miami&#8217;s Hard Rock Stadium.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Eritrea Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. 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