拉維奇疑似在定妝照中做出種族歧視動作

Ezequiel Lavezzi was photographed pulling the corner of his eyes in pictures taken for the Chinese Super League side Hebei China Fortune.

近日，在爲中國超級聯賽的河北華夏幸福俱樂部拍攝的照片中，艾斯奎爾·拉維奇被拍到做了一個上拉眼角的動作。

The club has since said they were meant to be "light-hearted" and "wacky".

華夏俱樂部隨後表示，他們的目的只是爲了“輕鬆”和“搞怪”。

But instead they have caused huge offence in China, with people accusing him of racism.

然而，這一舉動在中國被認爲是巨大的冒犯，一些人指責他這是種族歧視。

"This is an extremely abominable gesture that discriminates against Chinese people. Get him out of here!" one person wrote on social media platform Weibo.

一名網友在社交媒體平臺微博上寫道：“這是歧視中國人的一個非常可惡的動作，讓他離開這裏！”

In a statement released last Sunday, Lavezzi said he had "no intention of insulting the Chinese people", and was simply making funny faces at the request of the photographer.

在上週日發表的一則聲明中，拉維齊表示，他“沒有打算侮辱中國人”，只是根據攝影師的要求作出有趣的表情。

"I'm very happy to be here as part of the Hebei club," he added. "I have had great time here with my team mates and it has been a great journey. Every Chinese person around me is friendly and I love my life here.

他補充說道：“我很高興能夠成爲河北俱樂部的一員。我和我的隊友相處得很好，這是一次很棒的旅程，我周圍的每個中國人都很友善，我愛這裏的生活。”

"I deeply apologise if this photo has offended the Chinese public and fans. I will be more careful in the future."

“如果這張照片冒犯了中國公衆和粉絲，我深表歉意，將來我會更加小心。”

Lavezzi, 32, moved to the Chinese side last year from Paris St -Germain. The two-year deal was reported to be worth 23.5 million pounds.

32歲的拉維齊去年從巴黎聖日爾曼來到中國。據報道，他簽署的兩年合同的價值高達2350萬英鎊。