Mbappe accuses French federation boss of ignoring racist abuse.
FRANCE - France international Kylian Mbappe on Sunday accused the president of the French Football Federation of ignoring racist abuse after his penalty miss at Euro 2020.
In an interview with a Sunday newspaper, FFF president Noel Le Graet spoke of the lack of support Mbappe had felt after the Euro elimination. Le Graet said "he considered that the federation had not defended him after his missed penalty and the criticism on social media networks." On Sunday, Mbappe responded on Twitter, regretting that Le Graet had not taken into account the "racism" of which he would have been a victim. "Yes finally I explained to him above all that it was in relation to racism, and NOT to the penalty," Mbappe said. "But he considered that there had been no racism..."
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