If the heavens want to die, they will make them crazy! Enzo mocked France for being racist and feared being terminated by Chelsea

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2024-07-17 20:41Published in Zhejiang

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01 Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez caused an uproar after winning the Copa America by singing songs mocking the alleged racism of the France team.

02 The France Football Federation has filed a lawsuit, Chelsea Football Club has launched an internal investigation, and many France players have taken down Enzo and distanced themselves from him.

03Enzo Fernández apologized on his personal social media and expressed his opposition to all forms of discrimination.

04However, the incident is still fermenting, and fans have personally attacked the players under social media, leading to a confrontation between fans with two views.

05As a result of this incident, Enzo's career at Chelsea may be affected, and he may even return to play in Argentina.

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If the sky wants to die, it will make it crazy, and this is a phrase used to describe Argentina's midfielder Enzo Fernandez is the most suitable for the moment. After winning the Copa America with Argentina, Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernández, who was carried away by the victory, turned on the live broadcast on the team's bus and took the lead in singing a song mocking the alleged racial discrimination of the France players, a video that caused an immediate uproar when it was posted online.

The France Football Federation has filed a lawsuit with FIFA, Chelsea Football Club has launched an internal investigation, and many France players in the Chelsea squad have taken to their personal social media to distance themselves from him. If there is no accident, Enzo Fernandez's Chelsea career is basically over, either terminated by the club or loaned to other teams by the club, and for Enzo, I am afraid that there is only one way to return to play in Argentina.

The 23-year-old Enzo Fernandez's football career in recent years can be described as smooth, in July 2022, Enzo transferred from River Plate to Benfica for a high price of 44.2 million euros, and after half a season, he made 29 appearances for the team, contributing 4 goals and 7 assists, and his performance can only be regarded as good. Enzo was also selected for the Argentina national team during this period and participated in the 2022 World Cup with the team, jumping from the bench to the main team, making five starts in seven appearances, contributing one goal and one assist, and won the 2022 World Cup with Argentina. Enzo, who has risen in value, transferred to Chelsea for 121 million euros in January 2023, but his first season at Chelsea did not perform well, making 22 appearances in half a season, no goals, and only 2 assists, which was questioned by fans as a parallel commodity.

In the 2023-2024 season, Enzo has performed much better than his first season, contributing seven goals and three assists in 40 appearances for Chelsea, who also finished sixth in the Premier League last season and will play in the Europa League. Enzo also played with Argentina in the 2024 Copa America, making five appearances and providing two assists to help Argentina defend their Copa America title. Although Enzo has not won many accolades at the club level, at the national team level, he already has a World Cup title and a Copa America title, which can be said to have exceeded what the vast majority of professional players can achieve in their lifetime.

If the heavens want to die, they will make them crazy! Maybe the young man was not sensible, maybe he was too excited and excited, maybe he was carried away by the victory, and on the team bus after Argentina won the Copa America, Enzo did something that he could regret for the rest of his life. While the Argentina players were celebrating their victory, Enzo turned on the live stream on his mobile phone and began to lead the singing of a satirical song about the France team, which caused a catastrophe.

The lyrics probably read: "They play for France, but they are from Angola, they run fast, they socialize with transgender people, their mother is from Nigeria, their father is from Cameroon, but France is written on their passport". Also on the bus at Argentina the time were Alvarez and goalkeeper Martinez, who also played for the Premier League, but it was not confirmed whether they were also involved in the singing. Perhaps realizing that such a song was inappropriate, Enzo then turned off the live broadcast, but the above content has been recorded by netizens and posted online, and then quickly exploded in the football world.

First of all, France is not Argentina's opponent in this Copa America, in fact, one of them participated in the Copa America, the other participated in the European Cup, the last time the two teams met was in the 2022 World Cup final, and the winner was Argentina, so Enzo and other Argentina players' behavior this time was not passionate, but deliberately provoked and insulted, even worse. Second, the song is very obviously racist, and directly names France, Angola, Nigeria and Cameroon, and even attacks Mbappe (running fast and socializing with transgender people) without naming him. In the end, the song was sung by Enzo and was broadcast live in a public place like a bus, far more serious than the profanity that blurted out when two players clashed on the pitch. This incident can basically be identified as a very serious act of racial discrimination.

The France Football Federation was the first to react to this, with the France Football Federation issuing an official statement saying that it condemned in the strongest terms this unacceptable racist and discriminatory statement, which was made by Argentina players and supporters against the players of the France team and the video that was circulated on social networks, had decided to appeal directly to the Argentina Football Federation and FIFA and file legal proceedings for racially offensive insulting and discriminatory statements.

Chelsea have a large number of France players in the squad, and at least 10 players have unfollowed Enzo on social media following the incident: France's Saar, Badiashile, Wesley Fofana, Gusto, Disasi, Nkunku and Ugochukwu, Ivory Coast's David Fofana, Albania's Armando Broja and Belgium's Lavia. With the exception of Armando Broja, the remaining nine players are of more or less African descent. The cancellation of social media attention, in the current social system, is basically equivalent to cutting the robe and drawing a clear line. In addition, Barca's France player Jules Kounde also publicly bombarded Enzo with vomit and clown expressions.

Enzo also made a public apology on his personal social media after seeing that his actions had caused such serious consequences. "I sincerely apologize for the video of myself singing during the national team celebration," Enzo said. The song contains very rude language and absolutely no excuses. I oppose all forms of discrimination, and I apologize for my out-of-control behavior in the joy of celebrating the America's Cup. That video, that moment, those words didn't indicate my values and personality qualities, and I sincerely apologize.

Chelsea Football Club also subsequently issued an official statement in which it read: Chelsea Football Club considers all forms of discrimination to be completely unacceptable. We are proud to be a diverse, inclusive club that welcomes people from all cultures, communities, and identities. We recognise the public apology of our players and see this as an educational opportunity. The club has initiated an internal disciplinary investigation process. In addition, a FIFA spokesperson also said that FIFA has also taken note of a video circulating on social media and is conducting an investigation into it, and strongly condemns any form of discrimination, including by players, fans and officials.

After the incident, the victim (France Football Federation) complained, the player apologized, the club and FIFA launched an investigation, do you think the incident is basically over, and then there is only punishment left? No, the incident is still fermenting, many fans went to the social media of the Chelsea players who took Enzo to leave messages, and they personally attacked these players on the social media of Disasi, Wesley Fofana, Gusto and Badiashile, including "Enzo is bigger than you, you don't look like you were born in France", "They play in France but come from Angola, Enzo is bigger than your entire career", "Badia garbage, leave Chelsea quickly" and other content, really afraid that the world will not be chaotic.

Therefore, this racial discrimination against France players triggered by Enzo and some Argentina players has spread beyond the players, and even caused a confrontation between fans of the two views on social media. Considering that the Olympics are about to be held in France, this incident may be difficult to calm down quickly, and the France government, the Argentina Football Federation and the African Football Federation have not yet expressed their position on this, if they also intervene, then the development of this incident will exceed everyone's expectations, beyond the scope of football, and even beyond the scope of sports, causing greater turmoil.

And Enzo, as the initiator, even if he has apologized for this, will definitely suffer very serious consequences. In the short term, Enzo will certainly not be able to stay at Chelsea, and even European football will find it difficult to find his foothold again, most likely returning to Argentina to play, and will certainly face a FIFA ban and fine, which will have a huge impact on his career.

Chelsea Football Club will also suffer a huge loss, with Enzo moving from Benfica to Chelsea in January 2023 for €121 million, signing a nine-and-a-half-year contract that expires in June 2032 and is currently worth €75 million. For Chelsea, first, the termination of the contract with Enzo on this ground does not have to bear the future salary expenses, but there are still 8 years of transfer fee amortization of about 100 million euros; The second is to follow Manchester United's practice of loaning Greenwood out and loan Enzo to Argentina clubs, but this will not only require the club to accept Enzo, but also to compensate for the difference in player wages. In any case, Chelsea is really at a loss when something like this happens! Let's wait and see how events will eventually develop and end!

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