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Mbappe calls Paraguayan lawmaker ‘despicable’ over racist attack
France captain Kylian Mbappe has condemned racist comments from a Paraguayan senator.
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Football | Mail Online
· Jul 6, 2026
Paraguay's World Cup shame: Kylian Mbappe calls out 'despicable' South American senator and accuses her of 'brazen racism' after extraordinary social media attack on France star
Paraguay's World Cup shame: Kylian Mbappe calls out 'despicable' South American senator and accuses her of 'brazen racism' after extraordinary social media attack on France star
Vanguard News
· Jul 7, 2026
Paraguayan lawmaker’s ‘racist’ Mbappe remarks ‘despicable’ – UN
A Paraguayan lawmaker's racist and dehumanising remarks about France's football World Cup star Kylian Mbappe were despicable, but regrettably not isolated, the United Nations said Tuesday. The post Paraguayan lawmaker’s ‘racist’ Mbappe remarks ‘despicable’ – UN appeared first on Vanguard News.
101GREATGOALS.COM
· Jul 6, 2026
Mbappe labels Paraguayan senator ‘despicable’ over racist remarks about France star
The FFF intends to file criminal charges in response.
Football | The Guardian
· Jul 6, 2026
‘A despicable woman’: Kylian Mbappé hits out at Paraguayan senator over racist attack
Celeste Amarilla called striker a ‘colonised Cameroonian’French Football Federation to file criminal chargesFrance’s Kylian Mbappé has hit back at a Paraguayan senator, describing her as a “despicable woman” after she launched a racist attack on him. Mbappé’s penalty proved the difference in an ill-tempered match as France beat Paraguay 1-0 in Philadelphia on Saturday to advance to the quarter-finals.Celeste Amarilla wrote a long tirade on X, describing Mbappé as a “colonised Cameroonian, desperately trying to pass himself off as French” and as a “brute who had not learned to write”. Paraguay’s players should have slapped him after the match, she added. Continue reading...
SkySports
Mbappe condemns racist remarks made by Paraguayan senator
Kylian Mbappe has described a Paraguayan politician as despicable and unworthy of her position after she made several racist remarks toward the France star.
Al Bawaba
· Jul 7, 2026
Mbappe slams Paraguayan senator over racist 'chimpanzees' comment
ALBAWABA - French football player Kylian Mbappe has responded to the racist comment made by Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla, who called him a brute and offended his family...
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Related coverage for "Mbappe calls Paraguayan lawmaker ‘despicable’ over racist attack": Football | Mail Online — Paraguay's World Cup shame: Kylian Mbappe calls out 'despicable' South American senator and accuses her of 'brazen racism' after extraordinary social media attack on France star. Vanguard News — Paraguayan lawmaker’s ‘racist’ Mbappe remarks ‘despicable’ – UN. 101GREATGOALS.COM — Mbappe labels Paraguayan senator ‘despicable’ over racist remarks about France star. Football | The Guardian — ‘A despicable woman’: Kylian Mbappé hits out at Paraguayan senator over racist attack. SkySports — Mbappe condemns racist remarks made by Paraguayan senator. Al Bawaba — Mbappe slams Paraguayan senator over racist 'chimpanzees' comment