Andres Iniesta sparked outcry on Sunday evening after posting a picture on social media of him with friends who appear to have painted themselves black. Andres Iniesta was criticised for posting a picture of friends who appeared to have 'blacked up'One of the kings, Balthazar, is depicted in historical art as being black and Iniesta accompanied the post with three crown emojis to indicate the picture was in reference to the celebration of Three Kings Day. Iniesta was hit with backlash after publishing the picture on the social media website with one user claiming: 'This is racist'. Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann also caused outrage two years ago for painting himself black to replicate a member of the Harlem Globetrotters. Both Robson and Griezmann issued public apologies in the wake from their controversies.

Source: Daily Mail January 06, 2019 20:43 UTC