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Mbappé Condemns Paraguayan Senator over Racist Remarks After World Cup Match
- 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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He apologized for the scandalous remarks made by the senator of the country.
A politician from Paraguay abuses football star Kylian Mbappé badly. The racist statements do not leave the superstar uncommented and shoot back.
·Berlin, Germany
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French soccer star Kylian Mbappe was the only scorer in France's round of 16 victory over Paraguay at the World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada. After the match, the senator of the South American country, Celeste Amarilla, racially abused a Real Madrid player who responded to her comments online.
·Ljubljana, Slovenia
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