Antoine Griezmann and Ousmane Dembele speak out [PHOTO COURTESY]Barcelona forwards Ousmane Dembele and Antoine Griezmann have apologised for a 2019 video appearing to mock hotel staff in Japan but denied their comments were racist. The video, recorded by Dembele during Barcelona's pre-season tour of Japan ahead of the 2019-20 season, was leaked on social media and showed both players laughing at a group of hotel staff who were working to fix a television. "It all took place in Japan. It could've taken place anywhere on the planet and I would've used the same expression," Dembele wrote on Instagram on Monday. "I firmly refute the accusations made against me and I'm sorry if I have offended any of my Japanese friends."

Source: Standard Digital July 06, 2021 05:26 UTC