France’s sports minister called Argentina’s national team ‘unworthy’ and ‘vulgar’ for their gestures after the World Cup final

The French sports minister, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, capitalized on Friday the criticism of the attitudes of Argentine footballers after the victory of the World Cup, to which she dedicated herself with qualifications such as “painful”, “undeserving” or “vulgar”.

In a statement on RTL radio, the minister said it was not that the French were real losers, but that the Argentines were “inelegant winners”.

Oudéa-Castera felt that there was “a very strong contrast between the French (players), who lost gracefully, and the inappropriate and sometimes very unpleasant behavior of the Argentines”.

He mentioned in particular the Albiceleste goalkeeper, Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez, who “stands out” with his gestures and statements against the French players.

After considering these gestures and words as something “painful”, “vulgar” or “out of place”, he considered that the attitude of the Argentine players “was not worthy of the show they gave us” in last Sunday’s final , which was “an anthological party”.

He also criticized the “racist attacks by Argentine supporters against some of our players”, which he considered “unacceptable”.

The minister recalled that the president of the French Football Federation (FFF), Noël Le Graet, wrote to the head of Argentine Football Federation (AFA), Claudius Tapiato complain about the attitude of the new world champions after the victory and during the celebrations in Argentina.

“These excesses are abnormal in the context of a sporting competition,” Le Graet said in an interview with the Ouest-France newspaper.

Just after the final in Qatar, “Dibu” Martínez mocked in the locker room, asking for “a minute’s silence” for Mbappé and during the bus parade in Buenos Aires he brought a doll with a photo of the French star wearing the expensive.

The Argentinian goalkeeper continued his mockery again on Thursday during a party in his hometown of Mar del Plata when he said in front of 100,000 people that Frenchman Aurélien Tchouaméni “shit everything” before delivering one of the penalties in the decisive penalty.

The French Economy Minister, Bruno Le Maire, had already asked yesterday, in a radio interview, that FIFA investigate “undeserving” insults. dismissed by the Argentine footballers against “les Bleus”.

Criticism in France extended to another illustrious former Argentine footballer, present at the celebrations in Qatar, Sergio “Kun” Agüero, who grossly mocked the surname of Frenchman Eduardo Camavinga.

“These are undignified insults, and what does FIFA do? Sport is about fair play and showing respect for others, showing respect even for losers,” said La Maire.

Previously, the FFF announced it would denounce the racist insults hurled at its players on social media following their defeat by Argentina in the World Cup final in Qatar.

“After the World Cup final, several France players were subjected to racist, hateful and unacceptable statements on social networks. The FFF condemns them and will file charges against their perpetrators,” the federation said.

Those racist insults especially affected players like Kingsley Coman or Aurélien Tchouaméni, who missed their respective penalties in the final round, or even Randal Kolo Muani, who had a great chance in extra time that could have been decisive. .

Already in the Euro Cup 2021, Mbappé was also the victim of a cascade of comments of this type after missing a penalty against Switzerland in the round of 16.

After those incidents, the “Bleus” superstar reproached the FFF for its inaction and lack of support, so the institution reacted more quickly on this occasion.

Source: EFE