Spain apologises for column questioning ‘Frenchness’ of France team
Spain has apologised for a column penned by conservative former Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy contending that France’s men’s soccer team lacked French players, Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said on Tuesday.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who was in Paris for France’s National Day on Tuesday, had criticised “those who measure nationality by a person’s surname, birthplace or skin colour” in a post on X describing Rajoy’s words as shamefully xenophobic.
CONDEMNATION IN FRANCE Rajoy’s quip, which came days after a scandal over a racist rant by a Paraguayan senator against France captain Kylian Mbappe, was met with rare unity in France, drawing condemnation from the government and the far-right opposition party National Rally.
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