Liverpool stars take a knee to show support for Floyd

Liverpool gamers took a knee across the heart circle on the Anfield Stadium on Monday in a gesture of assist following the demise of George Floyd. Squad members posted an image of the act on their social media accounts with the caption, “Unity is strength #BlackLivesMatter.”

The image of 29 gamers from the English league leaders was taken throughout a coaching session. Star gamers Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold and captain Jordan Henderson have been amongst these to publish the image that was retweeted by the official account of Liverpool, which is owned by Fenway Sports Group – the US firm which additionally controls the Boston Red Sox. Liverpool additionally tweeted out the image.

Floyd, a black man, died in Minneapolis after a white police officer pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for a number of minutes even after Floyd stopped transferring and pleading for air. Floyd’s demise has sparked days of protests throughout the US and it has resonated within the soccer world.

Four gamers took a stand over the weekend in Germany’s Bundesliga, which is the primary main soccer league to renew in the course of the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday, Manchester United and England striker Marcus Rashford, who’s black, additionally posted a message on Twitter, saying “people are hurting and people need answers.”

“Black lives matter. Black culture matters. Black communities matter. We matter,” Rashford wrote, earlier than including #justiceforgeorgefloyd.