Bruno Le Maire, Minister of Economy and number two in the French Government, asked FIFA on Thursday to investigate the "undeserving" insults made by Argentine soccer players against "les Bleus" at the end of the World Cup final won on penalties by the South Americans.
"They are unworthy insults, and what does FIFA do? Sport is a matter of fair play and showing respect for others, also showing respect for losers," he responded today on the Sud Radio Le Maire station, to a question about "the bad example of the Argentine side".
The attitude of the goalkeeper of the Argentine team Emiliano Martínez, who mocked the French striker Kylian Mbappé on several occasions after winning the World Cup last Sunday, as well as the behavior of former internationals, such as "Kun" Agüero, who mocked the last name by Eduardo Camavinga, have made the French press feel very bad.
The French Football Federation (FFF) had already announced that it will denounce the racist insults poured out on social networks against the French pitchers who erred in the round lost by France (Kinsley Coman and Aurélien Tchouaméni).
In this case, it is still not clear if the authors are themselves French fans or also Argentines.
