'France has no skin colour' - Spain apologises over ex-PM's remarks

Author: Henry OduahPublished on: July 14, 2026Country: Spain

PoliticsWorld / International

'France has no skin colour' - Spain apologises over ex-PM's remarks

Spain has apologised to France after former Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy sparked a racism row by questioning the 'Frenchness' of France's national football team ahead of the World Cup semi-final. Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares called Rajoy's comments 'intolerable' and carrying 'the poison of racism and xenophobia'. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez also condemned the remarks as 'shamefully xenophobic'. In France, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said 'France has no skin colour'.

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