Kylian Mbappe blasts 'despicable' Paraguayan senator over vile 'colonized Cameroonian' slur

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French soccer star Kylian Mbappe is at the center of an international uproar after a Paraguayan senator posted racist remarks about him following France's World Cup win over Paraguay.

The controversy began July 4 in Philadelphia, when Mbappe scored on a 70th-minute penalty to lift France to a 1-0 victory.

After the final whistle, a photo of Mbappe celebrating in front of Paraguayan goalkeeper Orlando Gill quickly spread across social media.

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Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring France's first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group I match against Iraq at Philadelphia Stadium in Philadelphia, Pa., on June 22, 2026. (Shaun Botterill/FIFA)

Paraguayan Sen. Celeste Amarilla, a member of Paraguay's Liberal Radical Party, then posted some pretty wild remarks about the soccer star.

On X, Amarilla called Mbappe a "brute," claimed he grew up "sucking on coconuts" instead of breast milk and said the most educated creatures he knew were chimpanzees.

She also said Gill should have given Mbappe the middle finger, adding that she does it in the senate and "nothing happens."

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On Instagram, Amarilla called Mbappe "a colonized Cameroonian pretending to be French." She described him as resentful, newly rich, arrogant and ugly, and complained that Paraguay's players did not slap him after the match.

Mbappe responded on X on Monday, calling