Chelsea forward David Datro Fofana has posted a message on his social media condemning the actions of team-mate Enzo Fernandez.
The club have begun disciplinary proceedings against midfielder Fernandez after he posted a video on social media that the French Football Federation said included an alleged “racist and discriminatory” chant following Argentina’s Copa America win.
Fofana, who spent last season on loan at Burnley and is currently in pre-season training with the Blues, posted an image on his Instagram story of himself in a Chelsea kit with the message: “The football that I like is multi-ethnic.
“Racism in all its forms should be condemned in the strongest possible terms.
“These acts have no place in football or even anywhere else. This fight really needs to be taken seriously by everyone in this sport.”
Anti-discrimination charity Kick It Out said the video is “unacceptable”, while Show Racism the Red Card chief executive Ged Grebby said: “The racism by the Argentina players is abhorrent, disgraceful and, to record it on social media, it’s unbelievable to think it was amusing or even they would get away with it.”
Fernandez said in a statement he is “truly sorry” for the video he posted as Argentina celebrated winning the Copa America, after Stamford Bridge team-mate Wesley Fofana posted on social media to describe it as “uninhibited racism”.
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