France international Kylian Mbappe on Sunday accused the president of the French Football Federation (FFF) of ignoring racist abuse after his penalty miss at Euro 2020.
The Paris Saint-Germain star's decisive spot-kick against Switzerland was saved in the last-16 shootout, resulting in the world champions exiting the tournament.
In an interview with a Sunday newspaper, FFF president Noel Le Graet spoke of the lack of support Mbappe had felt after the Euro elimination. "We saw seen each other for five minutes in my office," continued Le Graet, adding the striker"no longer wanted to play in the French team - which he obviously did not think".
"Yes finally I explained to him above all that it was in relation to racism, and NOT to the penalty," Mbappe said.Le Graet had already come under fire last September after declaring that racism in football"does not exist or hardly exists".
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