Metz · Africa Cup of Nations · Attacker · #20 · Senegal · 30 yrs
The French football federation president, Philippe Diallo, has condemned José Luis Chilavert after the former Paraguay goalkeeper said Les Bleus are “a squad from Africa”. “I condemn in the strongest possible terms the racist remarks made by José Luis Chilavert against the French national team, which undermine the values of respect, fraternity, and diversity in our football,” Diallo wrote in a social media post on Saturday. Chilavert, one of Paraguay’s most famous footballers, made the remarks in the run-up to his country’s last-16 clash with France on Saturday.
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