Argentina government asks Messi to apologise, then retracts

Despite winning the Copa America, Argentina remains unsettled. The players’ celebration after they managed to win the title caused controversy after they sang a song against the French players on the bus. Enzo Fernandes was even singled out by his club Chelsea as the reason it became known (he was live streaming it on Instagram), but The Argentine government also instructed captain Leo Messi, although this was later cancelled.

Remarkable Messi never appeared during his teammate’s live broadcast as they rebuked the French players.But Argentina’s Deputy Sports Minister Julio Garro has publicly stated that both Messi and Txiki Tapia, the president of the AFA (Argentine Football Association), should apologize for the racist and homophobic chants. “The captain of the national team should come out and apologise. So should the president of the AFA. This puts us as a country in a bad position after such great glory.”– the politician admitted to the media outlet “Korta”.

“Big football has not yet reached the point of apologizing for the more exemplary sanction that Society sees that football is also asking for forgiveness. At the moment, it is still very weak,” the Undersecretary of State admitted. The excitement caused by these statements by Julio Garro was such that Later, in his report on “X”, he had to clarify his words. denying that he had asked Messi to apologise.

Enzo Fernandez’s live performance caused a stir The conflict between the Argentines and the French that arose after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar was renewed when Argentina won. and the players chanted the following: “They play for France, but they are from Angola, how nice, they are going to run, it’s a travas eater (transvestite), like Mbappe’s way. His old woman is Nigerian, his old man is Cameroonian, but has a French nationality document.”