Ahead of today's World Cup semi-final between France and Spain, certain comments by former Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy have sparked a heated debate in Europe's press and beyond. He wrote that France had "a top-level squad. That said, they don't have any French players". Aurore Bergé, France's Minister for the Fight Against Discriminations, condemned the politician for making racist remarks.
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