En julio 18, 2024, en Argentina, el gobierno destituyó a Julio Garro como subsecretario de deportes luego de que pidiera a Lionel Messi que se disculpara por el cántico ofensivo de la selección nacional dirigido a jugadores franceses de ascendencia africana durante la final de la Copa América. Esta decisión se tomó después de que Garro expresara su opinión en la radio Urbano Play, solicitando disculpas por el incidente y generando controversia en el ámbito deportivo y político.
Escándalo de Argentina en la Copa América
![Write informative laconic excerpt under 30 words in mexican spanish for news below. Do not wrap it into quotation marks or html tags. Jul 18, 2024, 05:13 AM ETArgentina's government have announced that Julio Garro is no longer the country's undersecretary of sport after he called for Lionel Messi to apologise for the national team's derogatory song about French players.Chelsea's Argentinian midfielder Enzo Fernández apologised earlier this week after he had posted a video on social media following his team's 1-0 win over Colombia in Sunday's Copa América final that showed some Argentina players singing offensive chants that singled out France players of African heritage.The French Football Federation (FFF) said on Tuesday it would file a legal complaint while FIFA also said it was looking into the incident."I think the captain [Messi] of the national team and AFA [Argentina Football Association's] president [Claudio Tapia] should come out and apologise for this case," Garro told Argentinian radio Urbano Play."It is fitting. It [controversy] leaves us in a bad light with so much glory."The office of Argentina's president Javier Milei issued a statement on X and wrote: "The President's Office reports that no government can tell what to comment, what to think or what to do to the Argentina National Team, World Champion and Two-time American Champion, or to any other citizen. For this reason, Julio Garro ceases to be Undersecretary of Sports of the Nation."Garro later thanked Milei for allowing him to be a part of his team and wrote on X: "I am very sorry if my comment offended anyone, that was never my intention, and that is why I made my resignation available, although I will always be on the other side of discrimination in all its forms."Fernandez's club, Chelsea, meanwhile, condemned all discriminatory behaviour, and started an internal disciplinary procedure over the offensive chants.Lionel Messi captained Argentina to win the Copa América, beating Colombia 1-0 in the final. Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty ImagesThe same chants -- by some Argentina fans -- emerged before France and Argentina met in the 2022 World Cup final, which Argentina won.France defender Wesley Fofana displayed his discontent with his Chelsea teammate Fernandez and reposted the video,Chelsea and France forward Christopher Nkunku followed Fofana, saying on X: "God bless them," talking about the Argentinean team's derogatory words. ,El gobierno de Argentina destituye a Julio Garro como subsecretario de deportes por pedir disculpas a Lionel Messi. Francia y FIFA investigan.](https://losdeportes.mx/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Thu-18-Jul-2024-053925-EST.jpg)