A joint club statement, issued by Burnley FC chairman Mike Garlick and CEO Neil Hart… Burnley Football Club is opposed to any form of racism and discrimination of any kind. As custodians of the club, we stand firmly behind the statement condemning the message flown over the Etihad Stadium on …
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English Premier League side Burnley FC strongly has condemned the actions of those responsible for the aircraft and offensive banner that flew over The Etihad Stadium on Monday, June 22 evening. Burnley FC in an official statement said, We wish to make it clear that those responsible are not welcome …
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LAFC has launched an initiative to recognize Juneteenth as a federal holiday in the United States, with a Change.org petition that has a goal of reaching 100,000 signatures. Juneteenth is known as the anniversary of the official end of slavery, celebrated every year on June 19 — the date Major General Gordon Granger of the …
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Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri says Racism is rooted in ignorance as he offered his views on the raging issue that has triggered violent protests across the world following American George Floyd’s death in the US. Asked about his thoughts on incidents of Racism, Chhetri said, “It hurts me like …
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Premier League supports players’ wish to have ‘Black Lives Matter’ on their shirts and to ‘take a knee’ in matches. Premier League players from all 20 clubs have made the following statement: “We, the Players, stand together with the singular objective of eradicating racial prejudice wherever it exists, to bring …
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Indian Football Team captain Sunil Chhetri took a stand on the completion of his 15th year in International football stating that mankind owes it to its own evolution, to eradicate racism. With the recent turn of events in recent times which has got the entire world speaking about the heinous …
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The U.S. Soccer Board of Directors has voted to repeal a 2017 policy that required national team players to stand during the national anthem. The governing body of football in the United States also apologised to the national team players for the failures of the past. The official Statement by …
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First, we need to give credit where it’s long overdue: The success of adidas would be nothing without Black athletes, Black artists, Black employees, and Black consumers. Period. Remaining silent is not a neutral position when the people we should be standing with live in fear of police brutality due to systemic racism. With that in mind, it’s our people who we …
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Bundesliga side 1.FSV Mainz 05 have sent out a strong message against racism and discrimination after a fan cancelled his club membership citing the amount of black players in the squad as his reason. “Usually, we’re concerned when we hear of one of our members wanting to cancel their membership …
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In the latest BIGinSports podcast, Patric Hoch and Arunava Chaudhuri discuss in a special episode the issue of racism in sports especially in the backdrop of the police murder of Georg Floyd. Listen to the BIGinSports podcast in Germany under: https://meinsportpodcast.de/mixed-sport/biginsports-podcast/der-sportstammtisch-spezial-george-floyd-rassismus-im-sport/ Die Welt steht wegen des Mordes an George Floyd …
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