FC Barcelona players accused of racism for remarks to hotel workers

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Ousmane Dembele and Antoine Griezmann have been accused of making racist remarks towards Asian hotel workers after clips went viral on social media.
Dembele recorded a video for Snapchat, the hotel workers were fixing his game console while Dembele mocked their looks and language. The video is from 2019 but has now been released.

"All these ugly faces just so you can play PES, aren't you ashamed?" Dembele allegedly said to Griezmann.  "What kind of language is that?"

Dembele has shared a statement on Instagram.
"In recent days, a private video dating in 2019 has circulated on social networks," 
"The scene takes place in Japan, but it could have taken place anywhere on the planet and I would have used the same expressions.
"These expressions were not directed towards any particular community. Sometimes I use these types of expressions in private, with friends, regardless of their origin.
"Now this video has been released, and I understand that it may hurt the people present in the images. In fact, I offer my sincere apologies."


Griezmann has denied accusations of racism and apologise on his Twitter.
"I have always been committed against any form of discrimination,"
"For the past few days, some people have wanted to pass me off as the man I am not. I firmly refute the accusations made against me and I am sorry if I could offend my Japanese friends."


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FC Barcelona's major sponsor- Japanese electronic giants Rakuten - has branded the behaviour of Ousmane Dembele and Antoine Griezmann 'unnacceptable' and will be asking FC Barcelona for explanations of this video.



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Disgusting behavior. I expect UEFA will turn a blind eye as they always do for this teams

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First homophobes now racists,those players don’t take a break