The president of the French Football Federation (FFF) Noël Le Graet "
wrote a letter
" to the Argentine Federation after the mockery of Albiceleste players, in particular against Kylian Mbappé, he said on Thursday daily
Ouest-France
.
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“
I wrote a letter to my counterpart from the Argentine Federation, I find these excesses abnormal, in the context of a sports competition, and I find it difficult to understand.
This is going too far.
Mbappé's behavior was exemplary
,” explained Le Graet in an interview published on the newspaper's website.
During the parade of Argentine players, winners of the World Cup by beating France in the final (3-3, 4 pens to 2), goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez was seen holding a doll representing a baby, whose face had been covered of a photo of Mbappé.
In the wake of the final, "Dibu" Martinez had already openly mocked the French star, author of three goals in the match, by singing in the locker room: "
A minute of silence... for Mbappé
", before to be followed by his teammates.
Also questioned on this subject in an interview given to Sud Radio, the Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire considered that the attitude of the Argentine players was "
unworthy
".
“
What is Fifa doing?
Sport is fair play, it is respect for others, it is respect for those who have lost, we are not going to add insult to disappointment
,” he said on Thursday. .