Former Spanish PM accused of racism in remarks about French football team
Former Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is facing backlash for claiming the French national football team 'does not have any French players' in a newspaper column. Political leaders, including Spain's Pedro Sánchez, have condemned the remarks as xenophobic.
Rajoy, pictured in Spain’s parliament in 2017, made the remarks in a column for El Debate about the World Cup semi-final between the two sides./Getty Images Rajoy, pictured in Spain’s parliament in 2017, made the remarks in a column for El Debate about the World Cup semi-final between the two sides./Getty Images Spain Former Spanish PM accused of racism in remarks about French football team Political leaders in both countries rebuke Mariano Rajoy after he writes team ‘does not have any French players’
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