三木谷氏、バルサに抗議へ　選手の差別的発言で―サッカー

　サッカーのスペイン１部リーグ、バルセロナのＦＷデンベレらが日本を訪れた際に人種差別的な発言をしていた問題で、バルセロナのスポンサーである楽天グループの三木谷浩史会長兼社長が６日、自身のツイッターでクラブに抗議する意向を示した。
　三木谷氏はツイッターに「とても残念に思う」と投稿。「バルサの哲学に賛同し、スポンサーをしてきただけに、このような発言はどのような環境下でも許されるものではなく、クラブに対して正式に抗議し、見解を求めていきます」とつづった。（2021/07/07-00:18）

Rakuten Group Inc. CEO Hiroshi Mikitani has indicated a plan to lodge a protest against Spanish football club Barcelona over racist remarks or acts by players belonging to the club during their past visit to Japan.
   The Japanese cybermall operator founded by Mikitani is a sponsor of the professional football club competing in the top division of the Spanish league system.
   The racist remarks or acts by the players, including French forward Ousmane Dembele, "were extremely disappointing," Mikitani said on Twitter on Tuesday.
   "Given that we've backed FC Barcelona as a sponsor as we supported the club's philosophy, such comments are absolutely unacceptable under any circumstances. I'll lodge a formal protest against the club and seek its views (on the matter)."
   Dembele is under fire for a video taken during a Japan tour of the club in 2019 that has recently surfaced online. In the video, filmed in a hotel room by Dembele, he zoomed in on the faces of Japanese hotel staff members and is heard making fun of their appearances and language. It also shows fellow France and Barcelona player Antoine Griezmann laughing in response to Dembele's comments.