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LYON, France — French soccer club Lyon has condemned the online racist abuse suffered by midfielder Houssem Aouar after he chose to represent Algeria despite previously playing for France's national team. The 24-year-old Aouar has French and Algerian nationality. He decided to make the switch to play for Algeria last week and posted a photo of himself wearing the country's national jersey on Instagram. He has been receiving abuse online since. Lyon says it supports Aouar "along with all the other people who are victims of racism and discriminatory acts." Aouar played once for France in a friendly match against Ukraine three years ago.
