UEFA has suspended Turkey’s defender Merih Demiral, who scored two goals against Austria at EURO 2024, for two matches for making the Turkish national symbol of the Grey Wolf during a goal celebration. Will UEFA, which considers the wolf sign to be political, call a footballer who commented on the results of the French election “freedom of thought”?
French soccer players celebrate the defeat of the far-right with messages
“The French people are united to ensure that our beautiful country, France, is not taken over by the far right,” Barcelona player Jules Koundé wrote on social media after seeing the results broadcast on French national television. Real Madrid’s Aurélien Chouameni also spoke out in support of the “victory of the people” theme.
Meanwhile, Ibrahima Konate added some barriers, suggesting Marine Le Pen cannot be the force to win the most votes. “The battle is on,” added Marcus Thuram.
Mbappe and Le Pen come together
At EURO 2024, Kylian Mbappé’s France team took it upon themselves to exert maximum pressure to stop the French people from voting for Marine Le Pen.
“I think now more than ever we need to get out and vote. We can’t leave this country in the hands of these people. This is an emergency. We’ve seen the results and they’ve been dire. We’re hopeful that this will change and that everyone will go out and vote in the right direction.”
Mbappe’s remarks infuriated Le Pen, who said: “The French are tired of people moralising the French and telling them how to vote. Kylian Mbappe is undoubtedly a very good footballer, but actors, footballers and singers tend to tell the French what to do. Voting for is starting to get very bad,” he replied.
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