Goa, July 7 -- FIFA president Gianni Infantino has strongly condemned racist comments directed at France captain Kylian Mbappe following France's FIFA World Cup quarter-final victory over Paraguay, calling on football and society to unite against racism.

The controversy erupted after Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla made a series of racist remarks on social media following Paraguay's 1-0 defeat to France. Mbappe scored the winning penalty in Philadelphia to send Didier Deschamps' side into the semi-finals.

Breaking his silence on Tuesday, Infantino expressed solidarity with the French forward and denounced the abuse. "I unequivocally condemn the racist comments directed towards Kylian Mbappe. All of football and society stand in soli...