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Argentinian players cannot use the euphoria of their Copa America win as an excuse for their racist chants about the French team, former France captain Hugo Lloris said, adding the song was an "attack on French people."
FIFA said on Wednesday it was opening an investigation into racist chants by Argentina players after they won the Copa America. "FIFA is aware of a video circulating on social media and the incident is being looked into," a spokesperson for world football's governing body said. They added: "FIFA strongly condemns any form of discrimination by anyone including players, fans and officials." The chants were heard during a live video posted on social media by Chelsea and Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez from the team bus in the wake of the Copa victory over Colombia in Miami on Sunday.
Newly crowned European champions Spain have risen five places to third in the latest FIFA rankings published on Thursday after a 2-1 victory over England in Sunday's final earned them a record fourth Euro title and their first major trophy in 10 years.
Argentina's government announced that Julio Garro is no longer the country's undersecretary of sport after he called for Lionel Messi to apologise for the national team's offensive song about French players.
Newly crowned European champions Spain rose to third in the latest FIFA rankings published on Thursday, while World Cup winners Argentina held on to the top spot following their Copa America triumph.
:FIFA is investigating a video circulating on social media that showed members of the Argentina national team singing about France's players in a way that the French Football Federation (FFF) said was "racist and discriminatory".
FIFA is investigating a video circulating on social media that showed some members of the Argentina national team singing about France's players that the French Football Federation decried as "racist and discriminatory".
Lionel Messi faced calls on Wednesday to apologize for racist chants made by Argentina's players after they won the Copa América.