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PARIS — A racism scandal will heighten tension for the Olympic quarterfinal confrontation between bitter football rivals France and Argentina. There'll likely be booing in Bordeaux. The fallout from a video of Argentina soccer players singing an offensive song about French players of African heritage as they celebrated their Copa America victory last month has become political. France coach Thierry Henry tried to downplay the friction ahead of Friday's game by saying "I won't talk about that." The French public has already used an Olympics venue to vent. Argentina's rugby sevens players were roundly booed by a crowd of 69,000 at Stade de France during a quarterfinal against Olympics host and eventual champion, France.
