Controversy Grows Over Paraguayan Senator's Racist Remarks Against Mbappé

The first to denounce the tarnished image projected by the Paraguayan senator and Paraguayan spectators attending the World Cup was the French football idol himself, in a strong message on his X account.

After Paraguay lost 0-1 to France, the senator uttered several almost unrepeatable racist insults, to which Mbappé responded: "Mrs. Celeste Amarilla, you are a despicable woman unworthy of the position you hold. You do not represent Paraguay, a country that has shown passion and honor throughout the competition," the author of the penalty-kick goal that gave the blue squad the victory considered, as cited by France 24.

"With your unconsciousness and your unapologetic racism, the entire world has already forgotten the journey and historic effort of your players in this World Cup, left only with the image of an incompetent official offering the worst possible image of her country," he shot back.

The French Football Federation denounced the senator's "abject and unacceptable" words and announced it would file a complaint with the prosecutor's office with a view to initiating legal proceedings.

"I want to express my full support for our captain, the players, and, in general, all victims of these hateful statements," said FFF President Philippe Diallo. "The French national team players represent France; it is our country that was insulted," he emphasized.

Sports Minister Marina Ferrari also joined in, stating that "France condemns with the utmost firmness the racist attacks of which Mbappé has been a victim. Such statements are abject, unworthy, and even more unacceptable coming from a political official. In the face of racism, we will not remain silent. By attacking Kylian Mbappé, the senator attacks everything our captain represents and everything our country defends: liberty, equality, and fraternity," she declared.

The senator described Mbappé as a chimpanzee, as someone who cannot write, and as "a Cameroonian product of colonization desperately trying to pass as French."