The tweet sparked controversy. Thursday August 5, the Juventus Turin posted a photo of his player Cecilia Salvai. The image showed the Italian with a cone on her head and imitating slanted eyes with her fingers. As the HuffPost, the post was accompanied by three emojis that mimicked the pose of the footballer.
Le club s’excuse
Very quickly, the tweet judged racist has caused controversy and has aroused many indignant reactions from Internet users. The Italian club, which won the women’s championship last season, deleted their post some 20 minutes later.
We sincerely apologise that our tweet, which was not meant to cause controversy or have any racial undertones, may have offended anyone. Juventus has always been against racism and discrimination. #DifferencesMakeTheDifference
— Juventus Women (@JuventusFCWomen) August 5, 2021
The “Old Lady” then apologized. “We sincerely apologize that our tweet, which was not meant to spark controversy or have racist overtones, may have offended anyone. Juventus have always been against racism and discrimination ”, tweeted the account of the women’s section of the Italian club, accompanying its message with the hashtag “DifferencesMakeTheDiffence”.
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