SportsSpain ex-PM criticised over ‘xenophobic’ remark about French team

Spain’s conservative former prime minister Mariano Rajoy has drawn criticism in both Spain and France. The backlash followed comments he made on Sunday about France’s national football team. Rajoy said the team from neighbouring France had “no French players.” The remark was described by critics as “xenophobic.”

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