Several players of the French team, including Kingsley Coman and Aurélien Tchouaméni, who missed their shot during the World Cup final, were the subject of racist insults on social networks.
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The French Football Federation (FFF) “condemned”, Tuesday, December 20, the publication on social networks of “racist and hateful” messages towards several players from the French team after the final of the final Global, announcing its intention to “file a complaint”.
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“Following the World Cup final, several French team players were the subject of unacceptable racist and hateful remarks on social networks. The FFF condemns them and will file a complaint against its Authors, “she wrote on the of the French team. The Blues bowed on penalties (3-3 after extension, 4-2 on penalties) on Sunday in Qatar against Argentina, and several players were questioned on social networks, like Kingsley Coman and Aurélien Tchouameni, who missed their shot to the goal.
Monday, Bayern Munich, a club where Coman plays, had supported the attacker: “The family of FC Bayern is behind you, King. Racism has no place in sport or our society “, had written the club on Twitter .
“unbearable”
These hate messages were sentenced by many political leaders in the hours preceding the announcement of the FFF. The Socialist Party (PS) had called, Tuesday morning, the FFF to “get out of its silence”.
“Full support for Coman, Tchouameni, [Randal] Kolo Muani, [Hugo] Lloris. We are still waiting for a reaction from the FFF, already remained silent about racist insults suffered by Mbappé during Euro 2021”, wrote the national secretary for coordination of the PS , Corinne Narassiguin. Mbappé had indeed denounced racist insults after his shot with a failed goal against Switzerland, during the last euro, which he had reported to the president of the FFF, Christmas Le Graët.
The minister delegate in charge of diversity, Isabelle Rome, had expressed her anger on Monday. “It’s unbearable. I condemn these words with the greatest firmness”, she wrote on Twitter . The rebellious deputy Nadège Abomangoli has also brought her “support “ to players.