Mathilde Cappelaere, Deschamps' Daughter-in-Law, Expresses Shame Over Riots

Mathilde Cappelaere, daughter-in-law of France national team manager Didier Deschamps, spoke out on Instagram to condemn the recent riots that have shaken the country. The influencer, who has more than 100,000 followers, broke her usual silence to express strong indignation.

“If this is France… then I am ashamed of what my country is becoming,” she wrote, adding that “these images hurt my heart too much for me to stay silent.”

In her message, she points to the absence of authority as an aggravating factor: “Without authority, without appropriate sanctions, without awareness and without the will to enforce the rules, nothing will change.” She also warns about the long-term effects of this climate, believing it is pushing many people to “lose confidence” and “consider their future elsewhere.”

Cappelaere concludes with a call for civic responsibility: “You can defend your ideas without destroying everything. You can express your anger without forgetting your humanity. And above all, you cannot demand a better future while contributing to destroying that of others.”

Her statement comes in a context where several relatives of professional footballers have chosen to speak publicly about the unrest, like the partner of Lucas Digne, whose message had already sparked numerous reactions.