据英国广播公司（BBC）11月29日报道，英超布莱顿俱乐部当天就其社交媒体上一张引发争议的图片道歉，图中，日本国脚三笘薰与一名小球员各自手持一张印有二战时日本军官小野田宽郎头像的卡片。Brighton have apologised for "any offence caused in China" by a post on social media that featured an image of a Japanese World War II soldier.布莱顿俱乐部青训学院的X账号11月27日发布一篇祝贺帖，称其U12梯队赢得了英超联赛教育项目，将前往比利时参加“圣诞休战杯”，并配上了一张小球员与三笘薰的合照，两人手持印有小野田宽郎身着军装照片的卡片。小野田宽郎是日本在二战中最后一名正式投降的士兵，1974年才投降，距离日本战败已近30年。BBC提到，小野田宽郎在菲律宾卢邦岛杀害了30名平民，但当时菲律宾政府仍赦免了他。小野田宽郎在返回日本后竟然还受到欢迎。The post from the club's academy featured Japan international Kaoru Mitoma and a youth player posing with a football card featuring Hiroo Onoda.Lieutenant Onoda was the last Japanese soldier to formally surrender, 29 years after the country's defeat in the war. Onoda held out in the Philippine jungle for 29 years before surrendering, because he did not believe the war had ended. He received a hero's welcome on his return to Japan.三笘薰是日本足球运动员，现效力于英超球队布莱顿。他手持小野田宽郎照片的图片一经发布，迅速引发广泛争议，在中国社交平台上，一些球迷表达了愤怒和失望之情。布莱顿俱乐部青训学院在社交平台X上发表声明称：“俱乐部就近期一则有关青训学院参加英超‘圣诞休战杯’赛事的帖文，向对中国造成的任何冒犯诚挚道歉。我们非常珍视中国的球迷，绝无任何冒犯之意。”Brighton's post sparked controversy in China, as Japan committed atrocities in the country during the war. On Chinese social media platform Weibo, many fans expressed strong anger and disappointment."The club sincerely apologises for any offence caused in China by a recent post about our academy's participation in the Premier League Christmas Truce Tournament," the club's academy said in a post on X.据BBC介绍，英超“圣诞休战杯”赛事名称源自第一次世界大战期间、1914年圣诞节前后，英德前线士兵自发停火并举行足球比赛的历史事件。英超联赛宣称，这一比赛“为青训U12球员提供了一个与欧洲顶级俱乐部同场竞技的机会，同时帮助他们了解塑造当今世界的历史事件”。布莱顿俱乐部称，合照一事属“失误所致”，俱乐部和英超联赛均不知情。The Premier League said the tournament "offers academy U12 players a chance to test their footballing talent against top European Clubs while gaining an understanding of the historical events that shaped our world".The tournament is named after the series of spontaneous ceasefires that occurred around Christmas in 1914 between British and German soldiers during World War I, with football matches being played in several locations.BBC Sport has been told by Brighton officials it was a genuine error and the controversy was not known to the club or the Premier League.韩国《朝鲜日报》11月29日称，布莱顿并未向韩国球迷道歉。报道称，日本军方在二战期间的罪行并非仅限于中国。他们还殖民统治过朝鲜半岛，并对朝鲜半岛人民进行了长达数十年的迫害。还有菲律宾网民评论，“布莱顿难道不应该先向我们菲律宾人道歉吗？”来源：环球网 英国广播公司跟着China Daily精读英语新闻“无痛”学英语，每天20分钟就够！以上内容请关注首页JRS

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