The former player of the French national team, Patrice Evra, spoke about racist practices in his country, and stressed that the statements of the president of the local football association contradict the reality that he lived during his career with "roosters".
Evra posted a video clip on his Instagram account, in which he responded to the statements of the President of the French Football Federation, Noel Lugray, who denied the existence of racist practices in the French national team.
The former Manchester United defender said that many of the offensive messages were arriving at the residence of the French national team, and bearing ugly descriptions of the rights of African players in the team.
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He pointed out that the messages carried offensive phrases such as "Didier (France coach), take your monkey and go to Africa," and stressed that in some cases the players had received parcels full of filth from fanatics opposing the presence of black players in the French national team.
Evra, who played for France between 2004 and 2015, talked about other practices within the team, including ensuring that any French president or political official visiting the national team appeared surrounded by white players.
He said, "We know that these are the rules of the game. We are in France and not in our country. When a picture is taken with the president, it is better for Hugo Lloris and Laurent Koscielny (white skin) to appear instead of Bakary Sania or Oli Sanyol (black players)."