Antoine Griezmann: Hero to zero after blackface tweetCARL RECINE/REUTERS Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann has misjudged his latest tweet by a mile. Football star Antoine Griezmann has apologised for any offence caused after posting an image of himself on social media in blackface as part of an NBA party costume on Monday (NZT). The 26-year-old Griezmann plays for Spanish team Atletico Madrid but has been linked to a move to Barcelona. The photo on his official Twitter account was accompanied by the message "80's Party" followed by basketball and laughing emojis. Antoine Griezmann shocks social media by 'blacking up' for 80s fancy dress party https://t.co/Of6ixJDbu9 pic.twitter.com/nNwHoQpuiJ — Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) December 17, 2017"I recognise it is clumsy on my part.

Source: Stuff December 18, 2017 06:00 UTC