Kylian Mbappé condemns Paraguayan senator's racist posts

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French captain Kylian Mbappé condemned Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla as "a despicable woman and unworthy" of her post after she published racist remarks on X and Instagram following Paraguay’s 1-0 World Cup loss to France. Mbappé, 27, wrote that Amarilla’s "recklessness and your brazen racism" had overshadowed Paraguay’s players and that he would never allow people like her to "spread their hatred and racism across the world." Amarilla is a 61-year-old senator from Paraguay’s Liberal Radical Party and did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Paraguayan government issued a statement saying it "deplores and rejects" her remarks and that they do not represent the government or Paraguayan people. The French Football Federation called Amarilla’s comments racist and "utterly despicable and unacceptable," and France’s sports minister Marina Ferrari said the remarks were "abhorrent, unworthy, and all the more unacceptable given that they come from a political figure." Mbappé scored the only goal of Saturday’s round of 16 game on a 70th-minute penalty and enters the quarterfinals tied with Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland with a tournament-high seven goals, with 19 World Cup goals overall, one behind Messi’s record. France plays Morocco in the World Cup quarterfinals Thursday in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

Fabrizio Romano (MIRROR)

@fabrizioromano.yopro20.com

🚨 Emmanuel Macron: “Another goal by Kylian Mbappé, this time against racism”. “All my support. When words become dirty, our values stand firm: Dignity, Respect and Fraternity”.

514845d ago

Wirral92

Infantino has to go. He has brought the whole of FIFA into disrepute.

slappingkarma.bsky.social85

Link to article. Well done Macron. thenewsmill.com/2026/07/macr...

drasim🎧🐉56

Racism should be answered harshly. Totally support Mbappe on this matter ✌️👍

Lisa Rice25

What despicable comments from Paraguay senator Celeste Amarilla. France should bring the full force of the law against her. I’ve had it with anti-Black racism throughout this world. It needs to STOP!

Millie, or Mills if we’re friends24

Me over the pond: so this is what leadership looks like, *sigh

ADaveSaysWhat19

Is anyone going to tell Mbappe that using Twitter is giving money to a Nazi??

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Pandora Box (ouverte si consenti) 🖤💜🤍51

Je fait que ce sale négrophobe de Macron essaye encore de se faire passer pour un champion du progressisme à l'internationale et que les gens tombent dans le panneau ne cessera jamais de m'énerver au plus haut point ! Fuck you Macron !

Kay Rubenz ✊🏿🖤24

OOOOOH TA GUEULE TOI !

Resign, Carney. ⚜️🤌🏻5

Macron loves him like the son he never had 🫶

Over educated4

Mbappe does France proud including the cities of Paris & Bobigny! A true gentleman & a great sportsman!

Ginnette Powell Bluesky is not a dating app3

Pay Haiti 🇭🇹 what you owe them Macron

Mathieu3

C’est donc ça qu’il manque à Bally Bagayoko : des buts en CDM. J’ai le majeur qui me démange en écrivant ce post.

Pop Base

@popbase.tv

Kylian Mbappé responds to racist remarks from Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla.

90445d ago

𝚖𝚘𝚔𝚞 𓅃64

not a big mbappé fan but this was a great response to an absolutely vile post

Locu61

Why are there so many truly awful people in power around the world? Its so depressing.

Brad Pitt Fighter33

Perfect & classy response from Mbappé

coffy73.bsky.social 🏳️‍🌈19

If Paraguay were my team, I would be ashamed at how they played against France! It was thuggish behavior from the opening whistle from them and she has the nerve to say something about Mbappe, who did everything to not react to their bullying and theatrics!

Sian of the South19

TF is wrong with her???!!

Bernie Banter9

Paraguay was shit under Stroessner. Looks like it’s shit again now.

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Henny Gesserit15

The thing I hate about this is it excuses the country as a whole. Somebody put her in office. She's a very much a representative of her people. There may be a spirit of Goodwill in Paraguay but there is also a spirit of anti Blackness that is global and that cannot be ignored

beca 📖12

rapaz, que lapada seca. não posso falar dele como pessoa pq não o conheço, mas todo posicionamento que vejo dele, me parece alguém muito sensato.

💜 Big 💚 Roux 💛7

With that big ass Moai statue head.

Fa 🖤7

Yo sé que varios iban con Paraguay pero no sé, yo siempre que escucho de Paraguay es algún/a facho/a siendo despreciable. 🤷🏻‍♀️

My name’s not Dray7

She got the nerve to be ugly

Lily 📖6

ele tava xarope no jogo? Sim mas continua sendo um querido sensato

Ashley6

What a fucking cunt. Get her ass.

Barbara.i.am5

Unfassbar was diese Frau von sich gegeben hat, ich hoffe sie wird durch Sonne und Mond verklagt.

Elia4

I'm a fan. Love his football and politics.

Lᴇɢꜱ Bᴇɴᴇᴅɪᴄᴛ ✨4

Not to mention that they antagonized and goaded him the entire match and he didn’t react

Randy Fair

@southerngayteacher.bsky.social

“Madame Celeste Amarilla, you are a despicable woman and unworthy of your position. You do not represent Paraguay, that country which has sweated passion and honour throughout the competition.” - Kylian Mbappé www.theguardian.com/football/202...

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Thomas Mizelle9

A firm yet classy response. Well done Kylian. Handled that like a real champion.

Haribo's_Biggest_Hater4

Pretty generous given the honor Paraguay played with...

Massimiliano Gravina3

The only good racist is a dead racist

eugene k3

*adds to ever lengthening “KEEPING POLITICS OUT OF SPORT” dossier*

notrumpnoway.bsky.social2

She is a disgrace and belongs in the Trump cabinet

laplew.bsky.social2

And yet she is not a native Paraguayan, more like a descendant colonizer, reminding us she doesn’t really belong representing Paraguay.

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Gentle Wolf2

You know... I like Mbappé and his fire breathing. Less ring kissing from star athletes and more calling out the scum, please.

Lee Hurley

@hleehurley.com

"The French Football Federation is considering taking legal action against Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla after she posted a series of horrific racist tweets about France striker Kylian Mbappé." [Telegraph]

25745d ago

Dennis10

Quite right too - I’m glad they’ve shown open support for Mbappe

Grolshek6

They shouldn't consider it. They should just do it.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿4

Where the fuck is #fifa sanction the team

skipperblues

@skipperblues.bsky.social

kylian mbappé reading that racist demon celeste amarilla to FILTH 👏 won’t be sharing what she said because it was heinous

Translated tweet from kylian mbappé which reads : “Madame Celeste Amarilla,
You are a despicable woman and unworthy of your position.
You do not represent Paraguay, that country which has sweated passion and honor throughout the competition. Through your recklessness and your brazen racism, the entire world has already forgotten the journey and the historic effort that your players accomplished during this World Cup, making way for an incompetent woman who gives the worst possible image of her country.
I will never allow people like her the freedom to spread their hatred and racism across the world.”

15445d ago

emmessenn 🇿🇼6

Even by the standards of racism in football it was jaw dropping -a full mask-off hateful rant. His response is so good and i hurt for him. Paraguay FA hasn’t responded yet but they should -and so should FIFA but they won’t.

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Sophie Lawson166

The Celeste Amarilla stuff is pretty fucking disgusting, but this response from Mbappé is absolutely fantastic

Justin Kraft 🏳️‍🌈63

Wow. Habe gerade die Zitate von dieser Rassistin gelesen. Unterirdisch. Aber was für ein bockstarkes Statement von Mbappé. Wie einfach wäre es für ihn, ganz Paraguay nach der Treterei und diesen Aussagen von Amarilla zu shamen? Aber er isoliert sie vom Rest Paraguays. Chapeau.

André3

Esse maluco já é 100x maior que um certo argentino aí que babam ovo e até caem em hipocrisia pra defender.

Wookiee Of The Year2

i'm a man of north african lineage now (albeit fractionally) cheering for the french, don't tell me sports aren't magic

George A.2

Não foi coincidência até agora a "Lei ViniJr" só ter pego jogadores sulamericanos...

The Associated Press

@apnews.com

France star Kylian Mbappé condemned a Paraguayan senator over racist remarks she posted on social media after France defeated Paraguay in the round of 16 of the World Cup.

16345d ago

Emily6

Why do I get the feeling that Paraguayan Senator Celeste Amarilla is a big fan of Trump?

savanahazul.bsky.social3

Paraguay is the second most racist South American country (Argentina is first), evident by their treatment of the Guaraní, these indigenous communities are among the most impoverished and marginalized in the country.

fick-dich.bsky.social1

Paraguayan players couldn't win the match by hitting and punching the opponents, so this minister thought they could get it done via extremely racist social media posts. Someone needs to teach Paraguay how soccer matches are won.

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Big Ol’ Mush63

“But she also demanded an apology from Mbappé, accusing him of gender-based violence in his comments about her, and threatening legal action if he didn’t retract them.” Because of course.

Le Monde

@lemonde.fr

« Une femme méprisable et indigne de sa fonction » : Kylian Mbappé réagit aux propos racistes d’une sénatrice paraguayenne

11545d ago

ladakh75.bsky.social4

Le racisme n’est pas une opinion mais un délit. Total soutien au capitaine des bleus.

Spes Semper™️3

#KylianMbappé #Mbappé #ÉquipeDeFrance #LesBleus #Football #CoupeDuMonde #NonAuRacisme #StopAuRacisme #LeRacismeTue #Égalité #Fraternité #DroitsHumains #Respect #Solidarité #ContreLaHaine #LeTalentNaPasDeCouleur #LaFranceEstPlurielle

sapiensatterre.bsky.social3

France 1 , racistes 0 . Merci Mbappé.

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Luc-André Biarnais4

Si tous ceux qui condamnent dans le feu de l’action de la Coupe du monde réagissaient contre le #racisme dans les compétitions amateurs et enfants le football français s’en porterait mieux.

Xavier "dascritch" Mouton-Dubosc2

Une réponse parfaite et honorable envers l'équipe vaincue. La grandeur d'âme de l'homme face à la bêtise de la bête.

Amy Lawrence

@amylawrence.bsky.social

Politicians leeching onto football for self promotion is nothing new. In the face of an abhorrent diatribe Kylian Mbappé felt compelled to take a moment out of his World Cup to attack racism. Unlike his aggressor, he speaks with a strong yet eloquent voice. www.nytimes.com/athletic/742...

9944d ago

Maxime Haes

@maximehaes.eurosky.social

J’aime pas le football. Mais bordel Kylian Mbappé quand il envoie chier les fachos de tout bord, nationaux ou internationaux… c’est là que tu comprends que c’est vraiment notre capitaine. Sa réponse contre la fasciste de sénatrice 🇵🇾 nommée Celeste Amarilla. Elle est exemplaire. Bravo 💚.

Illustration de HugoDecrypte avec le tweet de Kylian Mbappé : “Madame Celeste Amarilla, Vous êtes une femme méprisable et indigne de sa fonction. Vous ne représentez pas le Paraguay, ce pays qui a transpiré la passion et l'honneur tout au long de la compétition. Par votre inconscience et votre racisme décomplexé, le monde entier a déja oublié le parcours et l'effort historique que vos joueurs ont réalisés durant cette coupe du monde pour laisser place à une dame incompétente donnant la pire image possible de son pays.
Je ne laisserai jamais aux gens comme elle, la liberté de laisser propager leur haine et leur racisme à travers le monde.”

5745d ago

Tracklist

@tracklist.com.br

Kylian Mbappé se pronunciou após declaração da senadora paraguaia Celeste Amarilla, que escreveu, ao se referir ao jogador, que "os seres mais instruídos que ouviu foram chimpanzés": "Nunca permitirei que pessoas como a senhora tenham a liberdade de espalhar seu ódio e seu racismo pelo mundo"

4244d ago

Euronews

@euronews.com

“Through your recklessness and your brazen racism, the entire world has already forgotten the journey and the historic effort that your players accomplished during this World Cup,” Mbappé wrote on X.

3045d ago