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Paraguayan Senator Racially Abuses France's Mbappé After Heated Match

From Der Standard · () German

Translated from German, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Named sources Context piece
  • Paraguayan Senator Celeste Amarilla de Boccia posted a racist comment about French soccer star Kylian Mbappé on X.
  • She insulted Mbappé, calling him an "idiot" and suggesting he consumed "coconuts instead of breast milk."
  • The comments drew swift condemnation from Mbappé and the French Minister of Sports.

Paraguayan Senator Celeste Amarilla de Boccia has ignited controversy with a racist tirade directed at French football sensation Kylian Mbappé following a tense World Cup match. The senator took to the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, to launch a vicious personal attack on the player.

In her post, Amarilla de Boccia referred to Mbappé as an "idiot" and made a deeply offensive remark about his upbringing. "Instead of breast milk, he sucked coconuts," she wrote, adding a further racist insinuation that the most educated thing he had ever heard was "chimpanzees." She also included a dismissive comment directed at someone named Orlando Gill, suggesting Mbappé should have shown him the middle finger.

The senator's abhorrent comments did not go unnoticed. Kylian Mbappé himself has been the target of this racist outburst. The French Minister of Sports also condemned the remarks, calling them "abject." The incident highlights the persistent issue of racism in sports and online commentary, even at the highest levels of public office.

Instead of breast milk, he sucked coconuts.

— Celeste Amarilla de BocciaParaguayan Senator Celeste Amarilla de Boccia's racist comment targeting French soccer star Kylian Mbappé on social media.
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Originally published by Der Standard in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.