Mariano Rajoy | The FFF denounces Rajoy’s “smell of intolerable racism” on the French team

The president of the French Football Federation (FFF), Philippe Diallocriticized this Sunday the statements of the former president of the Spanish Government Mariano Rajoy on the French team, also known as the ‘Bleus, for having a “smell of intolerable racism” and being contrary to the reality of the national team.

The controversy adds to other recent attacks against players of the French team for their origins, in particular against its captain, Kylian Mbappé.

Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla questioned the French striker about his African roots, statements that also provoked widespread condemnation in France.

Minister Éléonore Caroit assured that, “whether they come from a Paraguayan senator or a former Spanish president,” all racist attacks against the ‘Bleus’ are “unacceptable.” “All the players on the France team are French. Full stop,” he said.