Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann has attracted criticism from his followers after posting an image on Twitter of himself dressed as a Harlem Globetrotter, sporting 'blackface' make-up.
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Griezmann appears wearing a full basketball kit and an afro wig in a picture captioned "80's party", along with an emoji indicating joyous laughter.
Responses quickly labelled the post "racist", urging Griezmann to delete the tweet and warning of a backlash.
Crazy how much money UEFA has spent on their NO TO RACISM campaign only for Griezmann to set them back 30 years with 1 tweet
— Para (@TheParacelsus) December 17, 2017
You know what the worst thing about that bloody calamity by Griezmann is? Him blackfacing adds nothing to the costume. He's not dressed as a specific person.
— bri (@Xhakaed) December 17, 2017
Antoine Griezmann’s had a nightmare with that choice of ‘fancy dress.’ It’s another example of how poorly advised footballers are these days. Clubs really ought to educate their players.
— FK ☕️ (@fkhanage) December 17, 2017
Because the color of someone’s skin is not a costume for you to wear
— ㄒ卄丨匚 匚 (@BatsyBoi) December 17, 2017
At the time of writing, the image had been live for an hour without being removed.