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Griezmann, Dembele apologise for video mocking hotel staff in Japan

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.

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