Former Spanish PM accused of racism in remarks about French football team

Political leaders in both countries rebuke Mariano Rajoy after he writes team does not have any French players'

The former Spanish conservative prime minister Mariano Rajoy is facing growing accusations of racism after writing in a World Cup newspaper column that the French national team does not have any French players".

Rajoy, who was in office from 2011 to 2018, pondered Spain's looming semi-final showdown with France in an article for the online newspaper El Debate on Friday.