Kylian Mbappé condemns Paraguayan senator's racist posts

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French captain Kylian Mbappé publicly condemned Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla as “a despicable woman and unworthy” of office after she posted racist insults about him on Instagram and X following Paraguay’s 1-0 World Cup round-of-16 loss to France. Mbappé wrote that Amarilla’s “brazen racism” and recklessness overshadowed Paraguay’s historic effort, and he said he would never allow people like her to spread hatred. The 27-year-old scored the match’s only goal on a 70th-minute penalty and now shares a tournament-high seven goals, with 19 World Cup goals overall, one behind Lionel Messi’s record. Amarilla, a 61-year-old senator from Paraguay’s Liberal Radical Party, did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The Paraguayan government issued a statement that it “deplores and rejects” her remarks and said they do not represent the country, while the French Football Federation called the comments racist, “utterly despicable and unacceptable,” and France’s sports minister Marina Ferrari said France would not remain silent. France is scheduled to play Morocco in the World Cup quarterfinals on 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”.

23417h ago

Wirral39

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

slappingkarma.bsky.social34

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

drasim🎧🐉33

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

northofhome.bsky.social13

Wish Macron was this quick last time. I hope he learned a valuable lesson. FIFA doesn't care about racism. Teams has to threaten not to play before FIFA handled anything. Trump was president then too

ADaveSaysWhat12

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

Millie, or Mills if we’re friends5

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

Pop Base

@popbase.tv

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

66812h ago

𝚖𝚘𝚔𝚞 𓅃36

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

Locu22

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

Brad Pitt Fighter15

Perfect & classy response from Mbappé

coffy73.bsky.social 🏳️‍🌈13

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 South9

TF is wrong with her???!!

Bernie Banter5

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

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culy18

ele é um queridaço. fosse eu já falava que pra uma vaca velha do país da muamba de quinta categoria que não presta nem pra ser reconhecido por isso, já que a china é a líder do segmento, até que ela tá falando bastante merda

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

Sarah Kelly15

I hadn’t even heard about her comments before now and I was not prepared for the severity of the absolute gutter racism good lord

Dr Mand13

Mbappe is a class above

beca 📖10

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.

CEO Johnny Cans8

ruthlessly efficient just like his ball

💜 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

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.”

13813h ago

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Sophie Lawson88

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

Justin Kraft 🏳️‍🌈59

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.

1293h ago

Emily5

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

savanahazul.bsky.social2

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.

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Big Ol’ Mush50

“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

10312h ago

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.

ladakh75.bsky.social3

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

Thomas Diafoirus1

Pourquoi la France entretient encore des relations diplomatiques avec ces pays de fascistes et dégénérés mentaux ??? #paraguay , #argentina... il faut laisser crever tous ces frustrés dans leur médiocrité crasse.

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Luc-André Biarnais3

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.

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...

435h 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.”

4012h ago

Los Angeles Times

@latimes.com

Kylian Mbappé calls out Paraguayan senator for 'brazen racism' after France's World Cup knockout win

183h ago

🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁

@teamcanadaforever.bsky.social

Kylian Mbappé replies to Paraguayan Senator racist insults towards him; He absolutely owned her.

1912h ago

ABC News Australia

@news.abc.net.au

World Cup quick hits: American dream comes crashing down, Kylian Mbappé hits back at abuse

154h ago

IJsbrand van Veelen

@ijsbrand.eurosky.social

Een waardige en intelligente repliek van Kylian #Mbappe op het verbijsterende racisme van dit Paraguyaanse stuk stront. nos.nl/l/2621959

1412h ago

Jeroen 🇪🇺🇺🇦3

Wat een bizar bericht van deze bizarre vrouw. Hoe kan je zo smerig zijn. 😵‍💫

🟥 Graynnia *Z* 🦉1

Wat een vreselijke vrouw!

Anna Busy Bee

@annabusybee.bsky.social

For all US soccer fans who want to understand why the rest of the soccer world is so upset by this scandal. Imagine this. USMNT plays an important knock-out game against France in the World Cup held in France. France's star player and topscorer, Kylian Mbappé, got a red card 5 days ago. 1/4.

1217h ago

Christian Radnedge

@christianrad.com

France striker Kylian Mbappe hit back at a Paraguayan senator, describing her as a "despicable woman" on Monday after she launched a racist attack on ‌him following Paraguay's elimination from the #WorldCup. www.reuters.com/sports/socce...

73h ago

ABC News Bot (unofficial)

@abcnewsbot.bsky.social

The US goes crashing out of its own World Cup after days of controversy and rancour, while Kylian Mbappé refuses to stand for dreadful racist abuse. Here are today's quick hits.

104h ago

Sam Brunson

@smbrnsn.bsky.social

Whatever I though Celeste Amarilla had said, it turned out to be orders of magnitude more racist and despicable. He's 100% right that she is the poorest possible representative of Paraguay.

712h ago

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umlegacypressqsefc.comSoccer Star Mbappe Rips Paraguayan Senator’s Racist Posts: France soccer star Kylian Mbappe condemned a Paraguayan senator after she posted racist insults about him on social media following France’s victory over Paraguay in the World Cup Round of 16. #KylianMbappe #WorldCup #Racism #JusticeForAll #Soccer summed.newsMbappé condemns Paraguayan senator over racist remarks after World Cup match latimes.comKylian Mbappé calls out Paraguayan senator for 'brazen racism' after France's World Cup knockout win

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