Striker Hebei Chinas Fortune Ezequiel Lavessi apologized for offensive to Asians photo.

The other day in the Chinese Super League there was a scandal, the initiator of which was the Argentine striker Ezequiel Lavessi. The player Hebei China Kean Fortune during the club photo session allowed himself to take a photo, on which he stretched the tips of his eyes with his fingers, imitating the Asian appearance.

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Similar actions by Lavessi were immediately attributed to insults on racial grounds, for which the attacker had to apologize.

"The official photographer of the club told us that we tried to pose and make some interesting photos, building funny faces. In the future these pictures should have been used for entertainment purposes, "said Ezequiel.

"I had no intention of insulting the Chinese people and did it not because of bad intentions".

This season, Lavessi played for Hebei 7 fights, having distinguished himself by 3 goals and 6 assists.