Soccer-Juventus apologise after racist eye gesture tweet

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TURIN : Juventus were forced into issuing an apology after their women's team account tweeted a picture containing a racist gesture on Thursday.The tweet, which was published at 2115 local time (1915 GMT) and removed 26 minutes later, pictured one of their players with a training cone on their head, using

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TURIN : Juventus were forced into issuing an apology after their women's team account tweeted a picture containing a racist gesture on Thursday.

The tweet, which was published at 2115 local time (1915 GMT) and removed 26 minutes later, pictured one of their players with a training cone on their head, using their fingers to narrow their eyes and accompanying emojis."We sincerely apologise that our tweet, which was not meant to cause controversy or have any racial undertones, may have offended anyone," a club statement read.

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