London: Former Chelsea striker Demba Ba has criticized Argentina over the racism row involving current Blues star Enzo Fernandez. The midfielder has issued an apology over a video he posted which appeared to show him and his team-mates chanting about the France team as they celebrated their Copa America success. Chelsea and FIFA are investigating the incident, with Fernandez’s French team-mate Wesley Fofana describing it as “uninhibited racism”. Now Ba, who played for the west London club in the 2013-14 season, has joined in the criticism, posting on X: “Argentina, land of asylum for former Nazis on the run. From 1945, Peron hosted war criminals. And it surprises you ....”Argentina’s sports minister Julio Garro has left his post after he called on Lionel Messi, in his capacity as national team captain, to apologise over the incident. Javier Milei, the president of the South American country, wrote on X: “The President’s Office reports that no government can tell the Argentina national team, the world champions and two-time Copa America champions, or any other citizen, what to comment, what to think or what to do.” (PA Media/DPA)
