Monday 18 December 2017 07:32, UK
Antoine Griezmann has sparked controversy on social media by posting a picture of himself dressed as a black basketball player for a 1980s fancy dress party.
The Atletico Madrid striker posted the photo on his Twitter account, captioned "80s Party" with a basketball emoji and a laughing emoji.
He was dressed as a Harlem Globetrotters basketball player and had blacked-up his face, arms and legs.
The image sparked a storm of negative responses, prompting Griezmann to post again shortly afterwards.
"Calm down guys," he wrote. "I'm a fan of the Harlem Globetrotters, and the good times....it's a tribute."
After deleting the image, the 26-year-old France international apologised if his tweets had caused offence.
"I recognise it is clumsy on my part. If I have hurt anyone, I apologise," he tweeted.
