Enzo Fernandez has rejoined his Chelsea teammates on the membership’s tour of the USA and reportedly issued an instantaneous apology following his half within the race controversy that adopted Argentina’s Copa America victory.
Earlier this month, Fernandez was on the centre of a race storm after he posted a video to social media of him and quite a few his worldwide teammates singing an offensive music that contained derogatory racial and anti-trans phrases concerning the France group.
Fernandez was given an prolonged break following Copa America and missed the beginning of Chelsea’s pre-season tour, however in response to the Telegraph , has now linked up with the remainder of the squad, apologised and made a major donation to an anti-discrimination charity.
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The report provides that the membership have been impressed by Fernandez’s response to the incident, that they’ve matched this donation.
Fernandez’s Chelsea teammate Wesley Fofana shortly condemned the video which adopted Argentina’s win over Colombia earlier this month, posting a clip of it with the motion: ‘Soccer in 2024: uninhibited racism,’ whereas he and several different Blues stars unfollowed the 23-year-old on social media.
The France Soccer Federation confirmed they’d file a authorized grievance, whereas Chelsea confirmed that that they had undergone an ‘inside disciplinary process’ over the clip.
New Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
Chelsea can be hoping that Fernandez’s apology will imply that the squad will be capable of contemplate the matter closed as they give the impression of being to enhance issues on the pitch, with new boss Enzo Maresca thus far seeing his aspect draw with League One Wrexham and lose 4-1 to Celtic thus far on their tour of the US. Subsequent up for the Blues is a conflict in opposition to Membership America on Wednesday night.
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