- Enzo Fernandez filmed a video of his Argentina team-mates singing on Sunday
- The music, a racist chant about French gamers, has been extensively condemned
Former Chelsea striker Demba Ba has waded into the Argentina racism row by describing the South American nation as an ‘asylum for former Nazis on the run’
Enzo Fernandez is on the centre of a scandal after he posted a video on social media which appeared to indicate him and quite a few his team-mates singing alongside to a music which is alleged to incorporate ‘racist and discriminatory language’.
Fernandez is now dealing with sanctions from the Premier League, whereas Chelsea said that they’re conducting an inner disciplinary process, and the music has been criticised by his Blues team-mate Wesley Fofana.
Now, Ba – who was born in France – has joined in on the criticism, posting on X: ‘Argentina, land of asylum for former Nazis on the run. From 1945, Peron hosted conflict criminals. And it surprises you…’
It comes after Argentina’s deputy sports activities minister was fired for suggesting that Lionel Messi apologise for the video.
Former Chelsea striker Demba Ba has described Argentina as ‘an asylum for former Nazis on the run’
Enzo Fernandez filmed a video of the Argentina staff singing a chant about France
Yesterday it was revealed that Liverpool star Alexis Mac Allister was eager to emphasize that the mantra sung by the Argentina staff had been misinterpreted considerably, and in his protection of Fernandez, claimed that their’s was ‘not a racist nation’.
‘It’s important to watch out with what you say or do,’ Mac Allister stated on Thursday in an interview with Argentina’s Urbana Play FM. ‘Particularly in Europe the place they’re much extra delicate than right here.
‘The fact is that we aren’t a racist nation; we aren’t used to speaking about racism a lot.’
Including that it was ‘clearly a vital subject’, Mac Allister went on to underscore that the midfielder was a very good particular person.
‘Enzo has already apologised and defined what occurred,’ the midfielder continued. ‘I do not assume there’s far more to say.
The video was shot after Argentina beat Colombia on Sunday to win the Copa America
Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana, who additionally performs for France, has vented his disgust on the video
‘We all know Enzo, we all know he would by no means do it with unhealthy intentions, he isn’t that man, he isn’t racist.’
Fernandez has acquired widespread condemnation for taking part within the chant, together with from his west London team-mates akin to Wesley Fofana – who described it as ‘uninhibited racism’.
Fofana’s Chelsea compatriots together with Malo Gusto, Axel Disasi, Benoit Badiashile, and Lesley Ugochukwu have since unfollowed Fernandez on the platform, the place Fernandez on Tuesday shared a public apology.
The 23-year-old can be thought to have apologised to his team-mates in personal, in opposition to the backdrop of the membership launching an ‘inner disciplinary process’ over their midfielder’s conduct.
