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Racist comments by former Spanish PM Rajoy about French football team spark backlash

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Former Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's racist remarks about the French football team, alluding to players' African origins, have drawn widespread condemnation from political parties in France and Spain, as well as from French football star Kylian Mbappé.

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