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Barcelona video controversy: Griezmann, Dembele apologise, internal action considered

Barcelona have apologised for the actions of Antoine Griezmann and Ousmane Dembele in a video that emerged over the weekend and say they are studying taking internal measures against the players.

In the video, recorded during the club's tour of Japan in the summer of 2019, Dembele appears to mock the "ugly faces" of Asian staff at a hotel, with teammate Griezmann laughing.

Both said sorry on social media earlier this week, acknowledging they had been disrespectful but refuting that there had been any racist intent.

"Barcelona deeply regret the displeasure amongst Japanese and Asian fans and partners of our club caused by a video in which two players displayed a lack of respect in their attitude towards several employees in the hotel in which they were staying," a statement read from the Catalan club on Wednesday.