The lyrics of the controversial song that the Argentine players sang against France, Mbappe

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The Argentine national team was crowned champion of the 2024 Copa America. With a solid team, a great work from Lionel Scaloni and a Lionel Messi leading, the Albiceleste sparked great joy in their country. However, this euphoria was not free from some objectionable chants with xenophobic undertones.

“Boys, now we’re excited again,” was the anthem of the Scaloneta in Qatar and was accompanied by other great hits that made millions of Argentines vibrate. “Brazilian passing by crumpled the five-time champion” which was then adopted by the players, as well as a chant that became angry: “Listen, run with the ball.”

Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez is being investigated by the club after a video appeared on social media showing him and Argentina Teammates sang a chant against the French national team. The chant was widely condemned as racist and discriminatory.

“Listen, spread the word”: lyrics of the controversial song

This is the text of the song that the Argentine players sang, the chorus that was heard at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, where Argentina and Francemore precisely, the final was played:

Listen, spread the word
They play in France, but all come from Angola
How nice, they will run
They are trans lovers like that damn Mbappe
Your mother is Nigerian, your father is Cameroonian
But your ID card says you are French

Lyrics in Spanish:

Listen, hear the bullet
He went to France, but his son was Angola
What I mean is to comply
Son came as son of Mbappé
Your country is Nigeria, your country in Cameroon
But the document states French nationality

Where does the song of the Argentine national team against France come from?

During the World Cup in Qatar A group of Argentine fans gathered in Doha to welcome the national team took advantage of the live broadcast of a media report to present a new chant.

Enzo Fernandez apologizes

After the video was shared on social media, Fernandez apologized: “I would like to apologize for a video that was posted on my Instagram channel during the national team celebrations. The song contains highly offensive language and there is absolutely no excuse for those words.”