In The Aftermath Of Racism, Enzo Fernandez Is Threatened With Ban On Playing 12 Matches

Enzo Fernandez faces a ban on playing and fines following racist singing (Instagram/@enzojfernandez).

JAKARTA - Chelsea player Enzo Fernandez is reportedly threatened with a ban on playing for 12 matches. This was the aftermath of his racial actions while celebrating Argentina's victory at the 2024 Copa America.

Quoted from BeIN Sport on Monday, July 22, 2024, the 23-year-old faces a possible 12-match sanction from the English Football Association (FA) and the obligation to pay a certain amount of fines.

"The sanctions are six to 12 matches due to discriminatory and offensive speech. Then there is the possibility of fines to be paid," wrote the BeIN Sports report.

Not only the possibility of a sentence from the FA, but the Argentine national team's flagship midfielder is also likely to be punished by Conmebol (South American Football Confederation) with a minimum five-match ban in two months.

Then, there is also the potential sentence from the world football's highest body, FIFA. There is a chance Enzo is obliged to pay a fine of 10 thousand francs or Rp. 182.6 million and boycotted from football for up to two years as a result of his actions.

"The fine is 10 thousand Swiss francs and the potential is mandatory to pay fines," wrote BeIN Sports.

All possible penalties are the aftermath of Enzo and his colleagues' actions at Argentina's victory party at the 2024 Copa America. They celebrated the happy moment with racial singing directed at the French national team.

The song was heard in the 2022 World Cup final match when Argentina met France. Two years later, it turned out that the song was heard again when Argentina no longer clashed with Les Bleus.

The song alluded to the French national team, which contains many descendants.

Enzo also harvests criticism. In fact, his Chelsea colleagues unfollow Enzo on social media because of his disgraceful actions.

Chelsea players were unhappy with the reckless attitude of the former Benfica player who also sang offensive song lyrics about the French player's background.