Spain has apologised to France after former Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy sparked a racism row by questioning the "Frenchness" of France's national football team ahead of Tuesday's FIFA World Cup semi-final.

Dans une tribune publiée après la qualification de l’Espagne pour les demi-finales de la Coupe du monde de football, Mariano Rajoy, ancien dirigeant du Parti populaire (droite),…

Rajoy's comment, an apparent reference to the fact that the French men's World Cup squad includes people who either have immigrant backgrounds or hail from former French colonies,…