French prosecutors investigating racist insults against Mbappé by Paraguay senator
- 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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'Dehumanizing' racist remarks against Kylian Mbappé by senator rock World Cup
French soccer star Kylian Mbappé is embroiled in a scandal over racist remarks made by a Paraguayan senator that the United Nations Human Rights Office has called "dehumanizing" and "despicable" and have led to an investigation by French prosecutors.
Kylian Mbappé condemns Paraguayan senator over racist remarks after Wo
France star Kylian Mbappé on Monday condemned a Paraguayan senator over racist remarks she made following Paraguay’s loss to France in the round of 16 at the World Cup. Mbappé called Celeste Amarilla, a senator from Paraguay’s Liberal Radical Party, a “despicable woman” who was “unworthy” of serving in Paraguay’s Congress. “Through your recklessness and your brazen racism, the entire world has already forgotten the journey and the historic effor…
French prosecutors have opened an investigation against Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla after a high-profile racist attack on soccer star Kylian Mbappé.
Kylian Mbappé condemned the racist comments made by a Paraguayan senator. Emmanuel Macron gave his support to Mbappé.
One feels in this action "supported by millions of fans worldwide", writes the Belgian association. In the case of racist insults against Kylian Mbappé is investigated against the Paraguayan senator.
France opens investigation into Paraguayan senator’s racist comments on Mbappé
French prosecutors have opened an investigation into racist comments made by Paraguayan Senator Celeste Amarilla against Kylian Mbappé after France eliminated Paraguay from the World Cup, according to The Guardian. The Paris prosecutor’s office told The Guardian that the inquiry was opened after the French Football Federation (FFF) filed a complaint with France’s national unit for combating online hate. Prosecutors are considering whether to see…
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