The President of the French Football Federation, Noel Le Grae, said that he sent a letter to the president of the Argentine Football Federation (AFA) because of the provocative behavior of the Argentine football players towards the French striker Kylian Mbappe.
“I wrote to my colleague from the Argentine association that I find all these extremes abnormal in the context of sports competitions, that I find it difficult to understand them. This goes too far. Mbappé’s behavior was exemplary,” Le Grae said. Ouest-France.
Recall that on December 18, Argentina defeated the French team in the final of the tournament. The two main halves ended with a score of 2:2, the teams scored in extra time and the Argentines were more accurate in the penalty shootout – 4:2.
Mbappe, 24, scored a hat-trick in the final game. After the match, a video was posted on the Internet of Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez holding a minute’s silence in the locker room for Kylian Mbappe.
The goalkeeper continued to mock the striker at the championship parade in Buenos Aires. It showed a doll with a photo of Mbappe, and South American fans burned a fake coffin lid with a picture of the French actor.
Formerly a member of the French Cabinet requested The International Football Federation (FIFA) is about to investigate the Argentines’ insults against Mbappe.