Kick It Out has asked FIFA president Gianni Infantino for clarity over whether his organization continues the discriminatory chants involving Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandes and other Argentine players. requested.
Fernandes, who turned 24 on Friday, has been singing derogatory songs about French players of African origin in the wake of his team’s Copa America victory last July, when his Argentine team I posted a video of some of my mates.
FIFA said in the same month that the incident was “being looked into” following a complaint from the French soccer federation, but neither it nor South American alliance Conmebol have released further information since then. He said no.
Fernandes apologized to his Chelsea team-mates face to face when he linked up with them on the club’s pre-season tour of the United States last summer. charity.
Kick It Out Chief Executive Officer, Samuel Okafor, asked to know what the sports authorities are doing about the issue. “Despite making inquiries to the FA and FIFA, we and many others have not been told whether there have been any investigations or consequences for his or any other player’s actions,” Okafor said in a statement to Infantino. I am writing in a letter.
“Establishing the facts and reaching a result should not be an extraordinary or difficult task for an organization that wants to take discrimination seriously,” Okafor wrote in a letter that was also sent to Conembol President Alejandro Domínguez added to.
“Some players were filmed singing songs at the team coach who were racist and transphobic about French players. He knows he’s not alone in those actions because you can hear inside, but we clearly saw that he wasn’t alone in those actions.”
Okafor said the absence of an investigation “points to something deeper about the lack of transparency and accountability, especially given how widely seen this incident was.” FIFA declined to comment when approached by PA Media. Conmebol and Kick Out have also been approached for comment.
