England's Sancho in Justice for George Floyd protest

AFP

Published at 10:53 am June 1st, 2020

Sancho, 20, was booked for the gesture at Paderborn after the death of Floyd in Minnesota has sparked violence in cities across the United States

England winger Jadon Sancho revealed a T-shirt on Sunday demanding "Justice for George Floyd", another protest in the Bundesliga this weekend at the death of an unarmed black man in the United States.

Sancho, 20, was booked for the gesture at Paderborn after the death of Floyd in Minnesota has sparked violence in cities across the United States.

George Floyd, 46, died in Minneapolis during an arrest by a police officer who pinned him to the ground for several minutes by kneeling on his neck.

#GeorgeFloyd was on the minds of Bundesliga players this weekend.

Weston McKennie
Marcus Thuram
Jadon Sancho
Achraf Hakimi

All four players paid tribute to Floyd amid anti-police brutality protests. pic.twitter.com/PcXeotksgM
— DW Sports (@dw_sports) May 31, 2020

Earlier on Sunday, French striker Marcus Thuram scored twice in Borussia Moenchengladbach's win over Union Berlin and took a knee in protest at Floyd's death.

On Saturday, Schalke's US midfielder Weston McKennie wore an armband in his team's defeat to Werder Bremen bearing the words "Justice for George".