French Football League to join lawsuit against authors of horrific racist abuse aimed at PSG striker Kylian Mbappe
- The LFP will join a lawsuit against authors of racist abuse towards Kylian Mbappe
- Disgusting graffiti was discovered in one of Paris’s metropolitan trains this week
- The striker was one of the heroes of France’s victorious World Cup campaign
- He also scored against Manchester United on Tuesday night as PSG won 2-0
The French Football League (LFP) said on Thursday it will join a lawsuit against the authors of racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic graffiti targeting Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe.
The graffiti was discovered in one of the French capital’s metropolitan trains on Tuesday, prompting the International League against Racism and anti-Semitism (LICRA) to file a complaint.
The authors of the graffiti have yet to be identified.
The LFP will join a lawsuit against the authors of racist abuse aimed at PSG star Kylian Mbappe
The graffiti was discovered in one of the French capital’s metropolitan trains on Tuesday
‘The LFP will join the lawsuit initiated by LICRA against the authors of this graffiti,’ the LFP wrote in a statement.
‘The LFP condemns the racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic graffiti targeting Kylian Mbappe.’
Mbappe, whose father is from Cameroon and whose mother is of Algerian origin, was born in Paris.
Mbappe scored against Manchester United on Tuesday night as PSG won 2-0 at Old Trafford
The 20-year-old striker was one of the heroes of France’s victorious World Cup campaign in Russia last year, scoring their fourth goal in their 4-2 win over Croatia in the final.
He also scored against Manchester United on Tuesday night as PSG took a giant step towards securing their place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
The French starlet is one of the best talents in world football and has scored 23 goals in 28 appearances so far this campaign.