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From Lewis Hamilton to Liverpool stars, International athletes back protests in US
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Liverpool players, who were back in training ahead of the restart of the English Premier League which was put on hold due to the global pandemic, joined the 'Black Lives Matter' movement with James Milner, Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson tweeting pictures of the squad on one knee around the centre circle at Anfield. (Source: Liverpool/Instagram)
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Jadon Sancho was the football talk of the weekend after he removed his shirt to reveal a message calling for 'justice' after scoring for Borussia Dortmund on Sunday. (Source: Reuters)
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Dortmund defender Achraf Hakimi also removed his shirt after scoring to reveal the same message as Sancho. (Source: AP)
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Borussia Monchengladbach's Marcus Thuram went down on one knee after scoring earlier on Sunday in tribute to Floyd. Thuram, the son of 1998 World Cup winner Lilian Thuram, briefly accepted the congratulations of his team-mates during the 4-1 win over Union Berlin, before dropping to his knee for five seconds with his head bowed.
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Boxing great Floyd Mayweather has offered to cover the funeral and memorial services for George Floyd. The family has reportedly accepted the offer. (Source: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports)
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Lewis Hamilton has called out the "white dominated" world of Formula One for its silence amid the ongoing protests. He wrote: "I see those of you who are staying silent, some of you the biggest stars yet you stay silent in the midst of injustice. Not a sign from anybody in my industry which of course is a white dominated sport. I'm one of the only people of colour there, yet I stand alone. I would have thought by now you would see why this happens and say something about it but you can't stand alongside us. Just know I know who you ... are and I see you..." (Source: Reuters)
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West Indies opener Chris Gayle on Monday said racism is not there only in football but in cricket also. "“Black lives matter just like any other life! Black people matters. P***k all racists people. Stop taking black people for fools! Even our own black people, wise tha P***k up and stop bringing down your own ffs!!!” Gayle wrote in his Instagram story.
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NBA star Lebron James shared this image on his Instagram account of George Floyd alongside Colin Kaepernick kneeling with the message, "Do you understand NOW! Or is it still blurred to you?" (Source: James/Instagram)
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'Why doesn't America love us', asked an angry Lebron James on sociall media. He also shared an image of himself wearing 'I can't breathe' jersey during the 2014 protests. (Source: James/Instagram)