The controversy broke out in Barcelona. Antoine Griezmann and Ousmane Dembélé were caught in a video making fun of Asian workers who were called to their hotel room to resolve a technical problem.
After several accusations of racism, the two players went public to apologize, but the case did not stop there. This Tuesday, Rakuten, the Japanese company that is the main sponsor of Barcelona, revealed that it will ask the Blaugrana emblem for an explanation.
“As the club’s sponsor, I am very sorry that Barcelona players have made discriminatory comments. Given that Rakuten supports Barça’s philosophy and has helped the club, such statements are unacceptable under any circumstances and require a formal protest to the club, to see if we share the same views», shot Hiroshi Mikitani, CEO of Japanese company.
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