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Dec 21 (Reuters) – The French Football Federation (FFF) has condemned racist online abuse directed at its players and pledged to take action after they were targeted as the team lost to Argentina on penalties in Sunday’s World Cup final in Qatar.
The BBC reported on Monday that French striker Kingsley Coman and midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni were subjected to racist abuse online after missing their penalty kicks in the final.
Argentina keeper Emiliano Martinez saved Coman’s effort from the spot, while Tchouameni fired wide as France failed to retain the title won in 2018.
“Following the World Cup final, several players from the France team were the subject of unacceptable racist and hateful remarks on social networks”, indicated the FFF on Twitter.
“The FFF condemns them and will file a complaint against their authors.”
Earlier, Coman’s club Bayern Munich also posted a message of support for the 26-year-old, condemning the racist comments made towards him.
Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru; Editing by Michael Perry
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