The big German club is thus part of the series of protests against racism after the death in the United States of George Floyd, a black man killed by the police whose death led to numerous demonstrations in his country and in the world. Bayern central back Jérôme Boateng, born to a Ghanaian father, this week called on his white colleagues to more openly show their solidarity and their rejection of racism. "All the white athletes who are not currently speaking are not racists, obviously," he said, "but of course it is desirable that they also use their notoriety for this cause."
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The Bundesliga very mobilized
Last week in the Bundesliga, players expressed their feelings individually during matches after scoring a goal. The Frenchman Marcus Thuram had knelt down, the young English attacker of Dortmund Jadon Sancho (20 years old), just like the Moroccan defender Achraf Hakimi had displayed a T-shirt bearing the inscription "Justice for George Floyd". Schalke 04's midfielder Weston McKennie sported an armband with the same inscription. On Thursday, the entire Dortmund team, second in the championship, made the same gesture in training and had their photos taken, the 28 players arranged in the shape of a heart.
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