Kick it Out demands clarity from Fifa over action on Enzo Fernández video
- Video from July 2024 shows Argentina players chanting
- Kick it Out chief writes to Gianni Infantino and Conmebol
Kick It Out has demanded clarity from the Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, over what action his organisation is taking over alleged discriminatory chanting involving the Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernández and other Argentina players.
Fernández, who turns 24 on Friday, posted a video of himself and some of his Argentina teammates singing a derogatory song about French players of African origin in the wake of his side’s Copa América victory last July.
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