Former Spanish PM accused of racism in remarks about French football team | Spain
By: Sam Jones in Madrid | Published: 2026-07-12 17:39:13 | Source: www.theguardian.com
The former Spanish conservative prime minister Mariano Rajoy is facing growing accusations of racism after writing in a World Cup newspaper column that the French national team “does not have any French players”.
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Rajoy, who was in office from 2011 to 2018, pondered Spain’s looming semi-final showdown with France in an article for the online newspaper El Debate on Friday.
“It’s worth…
