Leicester City FC ahs released a statement saying the three soccer players are sorry and would be returning to the UK ahead of the rest of the squad.
"Our players at every level are expected to behave as representatives and ambassadors for our Football Club, both on official Club duty and in their personal lives, so we treat their conduct extremely seriously," it read.
"Tom Hopper, James Pearson and Adam Smith would like to convey their sincere apologies for their behaviour -- to the women involved in the incident, to the Club and its owners, to the Club's fans and to their families," the statement said.
Vile racist orgy is against Leicester City's stance of racism and equality
http://t.co/Dm4WjJrQhv pic.twitter.com/Rl97tYFGMh
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) May 30, 2015
Snippets of the tape which was published by the Sunday Mirror show the three players, naked, in what appears to be a hotel room. One of the players says a woman is "an absolute one out of 10." A woman is later called a "slit eye."Sunday Mirror reported that the footage was shared by at least one of the players with friends back in the United Kingdom.
Tomorrow's front page: Prem stars' orgy race shame http://t.co/uhWPwsXUnW pic.twitter.com/u5DkbJ9wsO
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) May 30, 2015