Rajoy Says No French Players in Les Bleus: Bergé and Roussel Respond

Former Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy stated in the newspaper El Debate that the French national team has no French players, just three days before their World Cup semi-final against Spain. Minister Aurore Bergé denounced 'repeated racist slippages,' while Fabien Roussel called for sanctions, drawing a parallel with comments by a Paraguayan senator targeting Kylian Mbappé. The remarks revive an identity debate previously raised by Jean-Marie Le Pen in the 1990s regarding the legitimacy of players with immigrant backgrounds. No judicial or institutional follow-up has been announced so far.