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How Europe's other big leagues have approached Black Lives Matter
On another day in which football and its broadcast partners grappled with how to separate the message ‘black lives matter’ from the movement, we look at how Europe's biggest leagues have approached the issue.
Bundesliga
Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen players wore black armbands in support of the BLM movement. Bayern players had Black Lives Matter printed on theirs. Borussia Dortmund warmed up with slogans such as “United Together” and “No justice, no peace” printed on T-shirts.
England forward Jadon Sancho was one of the first athletes to publicise BLM on the pitch when he scored for Dortmund on the weekend of worldwide protests following the death of George Floyd in police custody. The shirt under his Dortmund jersey read "Justice For George Floyd". Significantly, the German FA chose not to punish him for displaying a political slogan but his booking for taking off his shirt during celebrations stood. Marcus Thuram took a knee after scoring for Borussia Mönchengladbach earlier that day.
"Delighted to get my first career hat-trick, a bittersweet moment personally as there are more important things going on in the world today that we must address and help make a change,” he said. “We shouldn't fear speaking out for what's right, we have to come together as one & fight for justice. We are stronger together! #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd."
Eintracht Frankfurt wore a special jersey with #BlackLivesMatter on their chest for the German Cup match against Bayern.
La Liga
Marcelo, the Real Madrid and Brazil full-back, showed his support for the Black Lives Matter movement by kneeling when celebrating his goal against Eibar, below, when the protests were at their height. “It’s incredible that such acts are still happening,” said team-mate Toni Kroos on Floyd’s death. “But it’s good that a rethink is taking place now. I hope that we can help those affected by it to some extent.”
Protests have come from individual players, mostly through social media, unlike the collective gesture of the Premier League. Like in Germany, there was no punishment for showing political symbols. Officials who have spoken about BLM have stated they are following Fifa guidelines that players should not be punished.
But there is a complex situation with politics as former Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola was fined by the Football Association for wearing a yellow ribbon showing support for Catalan political prisoners.
Serie A
Seven months ago the Italian top-flight sparked outrage with their “No To Racism” launch featuring the imagery of monkeys. Serie A chief executive Luigi De Siervo apologised and launched an investigation. They consulted black players before putting together a revised strategy.
Roma will display a 'Black Lives Matter' anti-racism badge on their shirts for the remainder of the season.
Torino defender Nicolas N’koulou took the knee after scoring against Parma. “When I scored, I immediately thought of my brother, George Floyd”, he commented later on Torino’s Twitter account. But the picture accompanying the Tweet sparked criticism as it showed him kneeling in front of team-mate Andrea Belotti.
