Enzo Fernandez likely Chelsea punishment reveals after racism incident
According to reports, Chelsea has decided how much of a punishment they will likely impose on Enzo Fernandez for his participation in a racist song sang earlier this week.
After Argentina won Copa America earlier this week, Fernandez shared a video of him and the Argentina team singing a song that had derogatory remarks regarding French players, including racial and homophobic remarks.
Apart from expressing regret publicly for his involvement in the video late last night, Fernandez reportedly also apologized via a message sent among the Chelsea team, according to Telegraph Sport.
In the video, team members can be heard shouting a song that contains derogatory remarks about race and sexual orientation, directed at France’s captain Kylian Mbappé.
The chant dates back at least to the World Cup final in which Argentina beat Mbappé‘s country on penalties.
The words falsely stereotype France squad members as being “all from Angola” or having a “Nigerian” mother and “Cameroonian” father, as well as making crude insults and wild accusations about Mbappé’s sexuality.
Chelsea issued a statement earlier today that read: “Chelsea Football Club finds all forms of discriminatory behaviour completely unacceptable. We are proud to be a diverse, inclusive club where people from all cultures, communities and identities feel welcome.
“We acknowledge and appreciate our player’s public apology and will use this as an opportunity to educate. The club has instigated an internal disciplinary procedure.”
Chelsea have confirmed that the club has started an internal disciplinary procedure over the matter that is likely to see Fernandez fined.
I do wonder if there will be a lot more to it than just a fine though. After all, he has really angered some of his team mates.
Wesley Fofana reacted to the video with a message on social media that said: “Football in 2024: uninhibited racism.”