“I am attached to the role of sport, of athletes in speaking about human rights in our country and in the world.

I think that's what the players of the France team want to do.

"Asked by BFM TV on the controversy which swells after the announcement of the Blues to want to put one knee on the ground before the kick-off of France-Germany, this evening at 9 pm, to protest against racism, the Minister for Sports Roxana Maracineanu unequivocally supported the players of the France team.

“It is also because their teammates or themselves are still unfortunately sometimes the victims, on football fields or on social networks, of behavior on the part of the supporters from which they suffer, adds the former swimmer.

Today, they also want to demonstrate their commitment to the fight against all forms of discrimination and in particular racism.

"

"We must not go too far"

A gesture strongly criticized on the right, where the fight against racism, support for the Black Lives Matter movement and anti-cop hatred are blithely mixed.

A protest hashtag, #BoycottEquipeDeFrance, even appeared on social networks, quickly mocked by supporters of the Blues.

The 4 most popular tweets linked to the hashtag #BoycottEquipeDeFrance (I share it since it is in first position anyway ...).



100% of tweets denouncing it.

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- Raphael Grably (@GrablyR) June 15, 2021

Roxana Maracineanu also spoke out against a political recovery of the movement of the France team.

"We must not go too far, it is just that these players feel comfortable expressing what they are, what they believe in and that behind that is not recovered in order to nourish theories and notions of separatism or separation in our society.

On the contrary, we must promote sport for the living together that it provides and the tolerance that it teaches our children from an early age.

"

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