Enzo Fernandez apologizes for his racist song targeting French footballers during Argentina’s Copa America celebration

Enzo Fernandez clarifies that he doesn't support any kind of discrimination and apologizes on social media.

Enzo Fernandez apologizes for his racist song targeting French footballers during Argentina’s Copa America celebration

Argentina celebration, image courtesy: X

Argentine midfielder, Enzo Fernandez was caught in a whirlwind after he was spotted celebrating Argentina’s victory in the Copa America finale with a racist song that targeted the French players.

A video which was captured in an Instagram Live from Enzo Fernandez‘s official handle, saw the Argentine team celebrating their victory over Colombia in the summit clash of their continental fray. The video saw the Argentine players singing a song that involved name-calling of the French players.

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Realizing the damage that he has done, he quickly took to Instagram again and posted another story which was about a full-blown apology to the French internationals. Alongside that he also affirmed the fact that he stands against any form of discrimination and was just caught in the euphoria of their celebrations.

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I want to apologise sincerely for a video posted on my Instagram channel during the national team celebrations. The song included highly offensive language and there is absolutely no excuse for these words. I stand against discrimination in all forms and apologise for getting caught up in the euphoria of our celebrations. That video, that moment, those words, do not reflect my beliefs or my character. I am truly sorry.
Enzo Fernandez wrote on his Instagram story.

Meanwhile the French apex council of football, the French Football Federation (FFF) has decided to lodge a complaint to the highest footballing authority of the world, FIFA, emphasizing the racist and the derogatory chants which were made against the players.

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A glance at Argentina’s journey in the Copa America 2024

Argentina grabbed their 16th Copa America title with a thrilling win over Colombia in a clash that saw the embers flying extremely late. They had a fine tournament overall which saw them starting the fray with a 2-0 win over Canada in the curtain-raiser.

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Argentina Copa America celebration, image courtesy: X

They followed it up with another narrow win against Chile while flying past Peru comfortably enough to sail into the quarter-finals undefeated. Ecuador did try and push them to the hinges but eventually when the tie-breaker was invoked, Argentina managed to book their semi-final berth.

In the semis, the Men in Blue and Whites brushed aside Canada by 2-0 before locking horns with Colombia. It was in the 112th minute that Lautaro Martinez found himself latching onto an impeccable delivery from Giovani Lo Celso to hammer home the winning goal.

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