FFF president condemns Rajoy’s comments on France’s national team

Philippe Diallo, the FFF president, has responded to former Spain Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's remarks questioning the nationality of players in the France national team. Rajoy stated that the team has no French players, which has sparked accusations of racism. This controversy follows another incident during the tournament where a Paraguayan senator made derogatory comments about Kylian Mbappé. Diallo criticized Rajoy's statements as intolerably racist and stressed that France’s national team should not need validation of its players' nationalities from outside figures. French authorities, including the interior minister, have also condemned Rajoy's comments.

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