French prosecutors investigating racist insults against Mbappé by Paraguay senator
The Paris prosecutor's office launched a criminal investigation after the French Football Federation filed a complaint over racist comments targeting the France captain.
- On Monday, France striker Kylian Mbappe called Paraguayan Senator Celeste Amarilla a "despicable woman" after she launched racist attacks following Paraguay's World Cup elimination.
- Amarilla had previously posted a racist tirade on X, describing the Real Madrid forward as a "colonised Cameroonian" and a "brute," while criticizing Mbappe for allegedly refusing to shake hands with Paraguay goalkeeper Orlando Gill.
- On Saturday, France secured a 1-0 victory in Philadelphia to reach the quarter-finals, with Mbappe scoring a 70th-minute penalty in a match he called a "different type of test."
- The French Football Federation announced plans to file criminal charges, describing the senator's comments as "utterly abhorrent and unacceptable," while Paraguay Vice President Pedro Alliana and congresswoman Johanna Ortega condemned the remarks.
- France will face Morocco in the quarter-finals on July 9, with Mbappe currently tied for the lead in the World Cup goalscoring race with seven goals alongside Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland.
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Paraguay szenatora rasszista megjegyzésekkel támadta a francia sztárt. Kylian Mbappé kemény üzenetben válaszolt a sértésekre.
Criminal charges to be filed against senator in Paraguay for her “utterly abhorrent” racist remarks at Mbappé
A senator in Paraguay, Celeste Amarilla, is set to face criminal charges in a case levelled by the French Football Federation (FFF). In recent racist comments aimed at France’s Kylian Mbappé, she called him a: colonised Cameroonian, desperately trying to pass himself off as French Adding he is a: brute who had not learned to […] By Maddison Wheeldon
Racist remarks targeting Kylian Mbappé: Paris prosecutor's office opens investigation into Paraguayan senator. Source link: https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/football/coupe-du-monde/propos-racistes-visant-kylian-mbappe-le-parquet-de-paris-ouvre-une-enquete-envers-la-senatrice-paraguayenne-07-07-2026-3CZEZFA54ZA6ZGGPYESQEZOV24.php Author: Publish date: Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Kylian Mbappé slams Paraguayan senator for vile Racist rant on X
Kylian Mbappé has called Paraguayan Senator Celeste Amarilla a ‘despicable woman’ after her racist rant against the French captain. Mbappé scored the only goal from the penalty spot as Les Bleus progressed to the World Cup quarter-finals last Saturday in a 1-0 win in Philadelphia. It was a tense game, but the South American side […]
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