Enzo Fernández apologises to Chelsea teammates over racist chants

Player to be fined and sent on racism education course.

Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi (L) and Argentina's midfielder #24 Enzo Fernandez celebrate their team's first goal during the Conmebol 2024 Copa America final. Pic: JUAN MABROMATA/AFP via Getty Images

Enzo Fernández has apologised to his Chelsea teammates in a private message after he was caught on video chanting racist and homophobic slurs about members of the France team.

Fernández, who was signed from Benfica for a British record fee of £106.8m in January 2023, is expected to be fined and sent on a racism ­education course. Chelsea said they had “instigated an internal ­disciplinary ­procedure” against him.