CHELSEA have a launched an investigation into a video uploaded on social media by Enzo Fernandez.
The clip, which the French Football Federation allege is racist, shows Fernandez and a number of his Argentina teammates chanting a derogatory song about the French national team.
The clip was streamed on Fernendez’s Instagram live and quickly gathered a lot of attention online.
Fernandez’s Chelsea teammate Wesley Fofana took to X to slam the clip, posting: “Football in 2024: uninhibited racism”.
While the French FA have released a statement that claims it will file a legal complaint about the remarks made by the Argentina players in the video.
It read: “The president of the French Football Federation, Philippe Diallo, condemns in the strongest terms the unacceptable racist and discriminatory remarks which were made against the players of the French team in the context of a song sung by players and supporters of the Argentina team after its victory in the Copa America and broadcast in a video on social media.
“Faced with the seriousness of these shocking remarks, contrary to the values of sport and human rights, the president of the FFF decided to directly challenge his Argentinian counterpart and FIFA, and to file a legal complaint for insulting remarks of a racist and discriminatory nature.”
The video was filmed following Argentina’s 1-0 Copa America win over Colombia.
Chelsea themselves are yet to post a statement on social media.
The vile chant being sung by the Argentina players is understood to date back to the 2022 World Cup, when Argentina beat France in the final on penalties.
Appearing on live TV, some fans from the South American country sang that France’s players were “all from Angola”.
In the latest video, Fernandez and some of his team-mates could be heard to sign the part about Angola.
Fofana, who took to X to condemn the video, is a French international with an Ivorian father.
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