Sports official loses job after asking Messi to apologize
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After winning the second Copa America in a row, some footballers including Enzo Fernandez performed a racist song about France. A live video posted on social media by Fernandez on that event.
An Argentinian sports official has been sacked after asking Messi to apologize for his behavior towards teammates.
Argentine footballers team made racist comments to the French footballers while returning to the hotel by bus after the Copa final match last Sunday. At this time Enzo Fernandez was on live.
However, he stopped the video midway through the words of a teammate. Otamendi was also singing there with Fernandez. Fernandez later regretted this and apologized. However, no comment was received from the Argentina Football Association.
Argentine captain Messi was not involved in this incident. However, he was asked to apologize on behalf of the team by Argentine sports official Julio Garo. He also commented that Argentine Football Association (AFA) president Claudio Tapia should also apologize.
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