Bayern's Rafinha apologises for Halloween costume

After an outcry on social media, Bayern Munich's Rafinha has apologised for a distasteful Halloween costume.

Published : Nov 01, 2018 22:16 IST

Bayern Munich's Rafinha
Bayern Munich's Rafinha
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Bayern Munich's Rafinha

Rafinha has issued an apology after his controversial Halloween costume led to a social media outcry. In a photograph shared by teammate Jerome Boateng from the Bayern squad's Halloween party, Rafinha appeared in an outfit imitating traditional Arab dress and holding cardboard boxes bearing the German word "vorsicht", which translates as "caution".

Criticism of his apparently crude depiction of a bomber swiftly followed and Boateng deleted the image from his social media accounts, leading Rafinha to apologise.

 

However, Rafinha had to post his apology twice as the first time he included a photo of himself in the distasteful costume.

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