Argentina's government has announced that Julio Garro is no longer the country's undersecretary of sport after he called for Lionel Messi to apologize for the national team's derogatory song about French players. Chelsea's Argentinian midfielder Enzo Fernández apologized earlier this week after posting a video on social media following his team's 1-0 win over Colombia in Sunday's Copa América final, showing some Argentina players singing offensive chants that targeted France players of African heritage.
The French Football Federation (FFF) stated on Tuesday that it would file a legal complaint, while FIFA also confirmed it was investigating the incident. Garro expressed his belief that both the national team captain, Messi, and the AFA president, Claudio Tapia, should issue apologies for the incident, stating that it tarnished Argentina's reputation despite their sporting achievements.
