Sanchez slams 'xenophobic' remarks by ex-PM about French football team

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Sunday condemned a remark made by conservative ex-prime minister Mariano Rajoy in which he said that France's national football team had "no French players". Sanchez called the comment 'xenophobic' and several French politicians have also slammed Rajoy.

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