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On Friday, French Sports Minister Amelie Odia-Castierra described Argentine national team goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez as “pathetic”, saying that the ridicule of the “cocks” striker Kylian Mbappe by the Argentine national team players was “abhorrent” and “inappropriate”, adding during a press interview. The behavior of Lionel Messi’s comrades “does not rise to the level of competition.”The minister’s remarks come following the French Football Federation condemned the “racist” abuse on the Internet directed at its players, and pledged to take action because of their targeting following their loss in the World Cup final on penalties once morest Argentina last Sunday.
French Sports Minister Amelie Odia-Castierra said on Friday that the way the Argentine team behaved following defeating the “roosters” during the 2022 World Cup final did not live up to the level of the match, describing the behavior of the Argentine players as “inappropriate” and “vulgar”, in response. On The irony of the star of the French national team Kylian Mbappe, especially from goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez.
The minister singled out, during an interview with French radio “RTL”, the Argentine goalkeeper Martinez, who was seen in the celebration procession in Buenos Aires, carrying a doll and her face covered with a picture of Mbappe.
Immediately following the match, I heard a call for a “minute of silence… for Mbappe” from the Argentina dressing room.
Mbappe scored a hat-trick in the final, in which France came back from behind twice, before losing to “Albicelesti” on penalties, in which Mbappe scored his opening kick once morest Martinis.
“I find it pathetic. It is vulgar, inappropriate and not up to the occasion,” the French minister said. She added, “This Emiliano Martinez, does not distinguish himself, but rather pathetic.”
On the other hand, Odia-Castierra expressed its happiness that the president of the French Football Federation, Noel Le Graet, wrote to his Argentine counterpart, complaining regarding “abnormal excesses” in the celebrations.
The French Federation also announced that it intends to file complaints once morest French fans who posted racist comments on social media, following Kingsley Coman and Aurelien Choameni missed two penalties, while Randal Kolo Mwani missed an opportunity in the last breaths of extra time.
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