Check out the English translation meaning of the chant/song lyrics which Enzo Fernandez and other Argentina footballers sang for the French national football team
Chelsea are currently investigating Enzo Fernandez and his Argentina team-mates after a video showed them singing racist chants against the French national team, find out more below.
Enzo Fernandez is an Argentine footballer who plays for Chelsea as a midfielder, and recently won the Copa America with the Argentine national team.
List of Argentina football team players in the bus which sang racist chant and English translation meaning of Enzo Fernandez’s song
The Chelsea star is facing intense backlash from fans and netizens for sharing the now-vral video on his Instagram.
Video of Enzo Fernandez and Argentina team-mates goes viral
Here is Enzo Fernandez and Argentina players celebrating that Copa America win by singing that racist France chant from the 2022 World Cup pic.twitter.com/pxoaX2MApE
— GC (@ValverdeSZN) July 15, 2024
Over the past few days, a video footage showing Enzo Fernandez and his Argentina team-mates engaging in a racist and transphobic chant has gone viral. The Argentine players were reportedly celebrating their Copa America triumph over Colombia on Monday, July 15, when the incident happened.
It was the Chelsea midfielder who released the video of singing the chant on his Instagram. The video shows a group of Argentine players signing ‘racist’ chants directed at the French squad, particularly at Kylian Mbappe.
Lyrics to Argentina national team ‘racist’ chants
The lyrics to the ‘racist’ and ‘transphobic’ began with:
On passport, French nationality, listen, spread the word, they play in France, but they are all from Angola, they are going to run well, they like to sleep with trans people, their mum is Nigerian, their dad is Cameroonian, but on the passport it says: French.”
According to reports, the transphobic part of the chant was directed at Kylian Mbappe, following rumours of previously dating transgender model Ines Rau.
‘Listen, spread the word. They play in France, but they are all from Angola. How nice it is! They are going to run. They are ‘cometravas’* like f***ing Mbappé. Their mom is Nigerian. Their dad, Cameroonian. But in the document …Nationality, French.
‘Cometravas’ is a slang term that translates to somebody who has sex with transgender people.
Enzo Fernandez issues apology
Unsurprisingly, Fernandez has issued a formal apology stating:
I want to apologise sincerely for a video posted on my Instagram channel during the national team celebrations, the song includes highly offensive language and there is absolutely no excuse for these words.”
Chelsea undertakes investigations
Despite Enzo Fernandez’s apology, several of his Chelsea teammates and fans have been outraged over the video. As a result, Chelsea have decided to undertake investigations over the issue, confirming it on Wednesday, July 17. The club stated that it is proud to be a diverse, inclusive club where people from all cultures, communities and identities feel welcome. The club acknowledged Enzo Fernandez’s public apology and stated that it will use this as an opportunity to educate.
Other Premier League players on the bus
There were seemingly, several other Premier League players on the Argentine bus alongside Enzo Fernandez when the incident occurred. However, it is still unclear whether they were involved in the signing. In The video shows Manchester City forward Julian Alvarez sitting directly next to Enzo but there is no evidence suggesting he was involved in the chanting.
However, there is strong speculation that Tottenham playmaker Giovani Lo Celso was present on the bus and actively involved in the singing. This is after the footage shows a player wearing the number 16 short6s, which is Lo Celso’s number. Meanwhile, Manchester United duo Alejandro Garnacho and Lisandro Martinez showed no indication of being involved in the singing.
As of now, it remains unclear whether Tottenham’s Cristian Romero or Nottingham Forest’s Gonzalo Montiel were involved in the singing. Aston Villa’s Emi Martinez and Liverpool’s Alexis Mac Allister were absent from the bus alongside captain Lionel Messi. Following the incident several French players Malo Gusto, Axel Disasi, and Wesley Fofana have all unfollowed Enzo Fernandez on Instagram.