Mbappe described Celeste Amarilla as “despicable” after her multiple social media posts following France’s World Cup win over Paraguay on Saturday.
“Kylian Mbappe has described Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla as ‘despicable’ and ‘racist’ after she called the France captain a ‘colonised Cameroonian’ following the World Cup round-of-16 game between the two nations on Saturday. The French Football Federation has said it has reported Amarilla’s comments to the public prosecutor’s office ‘with a view to legal proceedings.’ The Athletic has sought to clarify where such proceedings would take place. Later on Monday, the Paraguayan Foreign Ministry posted a statement on behalf of the country’s government on X criticizing and distancing itself from Amarilla’s comments. …”
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