The controversy in which the Argentine footballer was involved Enzo Fernandez, questioned for alleged racist behavior, continues to generate opinions and now the one who intervened in the controversy is the Colombian soccer player Carlos the ‘Rock’ Sanchez.
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It all started with a series of videos of Argentina players celebrating their Copa America title with racist chants, which the French Football Federation (FFF) reported and took the case to FIFA.
The Argentine player Enzo Fernandez.
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The full version had been sung by Argentine fans in a live broadcast during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, in which the Albiceleste beat France on penalties. It includes phrases such as “They play in France but they are all from Angola”and it is said of Kylian Mbappé that “his old lady is Nigerian, and his old man is Cameroonian, but his nationality is French.”
All of this got Enzo Fernández into trouble, due to the racist chants he and other Argentine teammates chanted against the French national football team players.
Even the Premier League side came under pressure to open the procedure after a group of the club’s French players, such as Fofana, Disasi and Nkunkuthey will raise their voice against their own partner.
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Argentine Enzo Fernández and Colombian player Jefferson Lerma.
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Colombian footballer La Roca Sánchez spoke about the controversy and assured that everything could have been handled in another way, without scandal, without social media and with a simple conversation between the Chelsea players.
“You talk about it, but why networks, why politicians? That was a movement that was created but I am sure that Enzo gets along well with everyone. Many times it is out of ignorance, he does not even know what it means… He’s not thinking about that. I thought his case was more serious than Enzo’s because it triggered a lot of things, it generates violence,” Sánchez told Argentine journalist Hugo Balassone, referring to the Chelsea players who publicly fueled the controversy.
Asked whether La Roca has experienced racism in Argentine football, he said: “I’m not saying it doesn’t exist, but it doesn’t affect me at all. I have my values. I decide whether I let it affect me or not. If we thought like that, it would already be eradicated.” He also said that Argentine football is not racist.
At the time, Enzo Fernández addressed the issue and apologized through his social networks. “The song includes very offensive language and there is absolutely no excuse for these words. I am against discrimination in all its forms and I apologize for having been carried away by the euphoria of the Copa América celebrations. That video, that moment, those words do not reflect my convictions or my character,” said Enzo.
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