Just a few minutes after qualifying for the round of 16 of the Coupe de France against Orléans (4-1), Kylian Mbappé published a message on social networks to support Mike Maignan, who, a a little earlier in the evening, had been the victim of racist comments and gestures from Udinese supporters during AC Milan's trip to the league.
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“
You are very far from being alone Mike Maignan.
We are all with you.
Still the same problems and still NO solution.
Enough is enough !!!!!!!!!!!!
NO TO RACISM
,” wrote the Parisian striker, followed a few minutes later by the French Football Federation, still on social networks.
“
You have our full support
@mmseize
The FFF condemns in the strongest terms any act of racism.
»
Trained at Paris SG, the international goalkeeper wanted to protest against the actions of certain Udinese supporters.
When he had to play a six-meter return, Maignan, visibly shocked and angry, headed towards the sidelines in the 34th minute of play and was then followed by his teammates.
While Maignan, 28, explained to them that Udinese supporters, installed in the stands behind his goal, were shouting monkeys and racist insults at him, the Milan players remained at the edge of the field for a few minutes.
They then returned to the locker room where, according to images from the DAZN platform, Maignan, beside himself, was comforted by teammates, like Rafael Leao and Yacine Adli, and members of the AC Milan management, like Zlatan Ibrahimovic .
Targeted by insults, Maignan went to complain to the referee, which caused the match to be suspended a few minutes before the debates resumed and AC Milan's victory (3-2).
Before this incident, the goalkeeper born in Guyana to a Guadeloupean father and a Haitian mother, had already alerted the referee of the match, Fabio Maresca, in the 25th minute of play. “
I didn't want to play anymore, I “I told everyone when I left the field, but we are a family, I couldn’t abandon my teammates
,” he explained on the DAZN platform.