Macron backs Mbappé against racist slurs from Paraguayan senator

French President Emmanuel Macron has thrown his support behind football star Kylian Mbappé after the French-Algerian player faced racist remarks from a Paraguayan senator. Senator Celeste Amarilla directed offensive comments at Mbappé, questioning his origins and French identity following Paraguay's World Cup elimination by France.

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Another goal for Kylian Mbappé. Against racism this time. All my support. When words tarnish, our values respond: dignity, respect, fraternity.

Macron took to social media to condemn the senator's words, stating, "Another goal for Kylian Mbappé. Against racism this time. All my support. When words tarnish, our values respond: dignity, respect, fraternity." The French presidency confirmed that Paraguayan President Santiago Peña also expressed condemnation of the senator's statements to Macron.

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These statements are criminal and condemnable. They must be prosecuted here as anywhere else.

The French Football Federation (FFF) has announced it will file a complaint with prosecutors over Amarilla's comments, labeling them "racist, abject, and unacceptable." The FFF stressed that these declarations are criminal and must be prosecuted. The federation affirmed its support for Mbappé, his teammates, and all victims of racism, asserting that the French national team players represent France and that the country itself was insulted.

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It is our country that is being insulted.