“RACISM LEADS PEOPLE TO SOME DEPRESSION,” LILIAN THURAM WARNS
For those who have worn the colors of AS Monaco, Parma, Juventus and FC Barcelona, racism is a scourge that must be fought at all costs, because it does a lot of damage mentally. “Yes, racism hurts people, racism leads people to a certain depression, to a certain fear, so it’s not fair to say ‘we’ve never tried’, it’s not fair to vote for a party that advocates racism. It’s just surreal. Unless you’re totally selfish and you’re like, ‘If there’s anti-black racism, I don’t care. If there is anti-Muslim racism, I don’t care. We must not fall into this form of indifference, I think we must defend an idea of France that is greater than that,” he insisted.
His son Marcus, involved with the French team at Euro 2024 in Germany, spoke at a press conference to fight against all extremes. Comments defended by the captain of the Blues, Kylian Mbappé. This Friday, Didier Deschamps’ men face Portugal in the quarter-finals of the competition. They could therefore still be in the running after the second round of the legislative elections, which would encourage journalists to ask new extra-sporting questions.
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