![]() ![]() “Fifa fully understands the depth of sentiment and concerns expressed by many footballers in light of the tragic circumstances of the George Floyd case,” football’s global governing body said. To me that is about demonstrating solidarity.”įifa have since released a statement stating it is up to competition organisers to decide whether to sanction players for protest messages, but urging them to “use common sense and have in consideration the context surrounding the events”. I would be interested to hear what the authorities thought of that, whether it would constitute a breach of the rules. If they could do that by taking a knee, well if every player did that it would be quite a powerful message. “I would like to encourage the players to protest if they want to but I would also like to encourage them to do it in a way that doesn’t expose them to unnecessary sanction. Everyone should want to demonstrate their solidarity and disgust. Racism corrodes society and we’re all hurt by it. Racism’s not about black players or brown fans. You saw the Erling Haaland celebration after the first game back where all the Borussia Dortmund players did the social-distancing celebration. If you score a goal and take a knee could everyone do that? Not just the black players. I wonder if that’s the thing I would encourage if players want to protest. “I’m not sure how you can sanction Marcus Thuram. “I hope there will be a degree of leniency shown by the German authorities,” Bhandari said. Jadon Sancho reveals his ‘Justice for George Floyd’ T-shirt after scoring the first goal of his hat-trick for Borussia Dortmund at Paderborn. Bhandari said there was nothing wrong with Thuram taking a knee – a symbolic protest against police brutality that the NFL player Colin Kaepernick used in 2016. Hakimi also showed a “Justice for George Floyd” message after scoring for Dortmund and McKennie, Schalke’s USA international, had the message on an armband. The dilemma for the game’s authorities is whether players are contravening regulations by protesting against Floyd’s killing. He questioned whether it would be a breach of rules around political messaging if players followed the example of Thuram, who went down on one knee after scoring for Borussia Mönchengladbach against Hertha Berlin. Although the head of English football’s anti-discrimination charity said he understood why Sancho was booked for lifting his shirt to reveal the message “Justice for George Floyd” after scoring in Borussia Dortmund’s win over Paderborn on Sunday, he argued it would be wrong for the England winger to face further punishment.īhandari, who called on white players to join black teammates in making a stand, said there must be freedom to protest when the Premier League season resumes on 17 June. ![]()
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