Eintracht Frankfurt players to wear 'Black Lives Matter' jersey

German side Eintracht Frankfurt will wear a special edition jersey with the “Black Lives Matter” message when it plays Bayern Munich in the DFB Pokal semifinal.

Published : Jun 10, 2020 22:29 IST

Eintracht Frankfurt's special jersey.
Eintracht Frankfurt's special jersey.
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Eintracht Frankfurt's special jersey.

Eintracht Frankfurt will wear a special edition football jersey with a “Black Lives Matter” message when it plays Bayern Munich in the German Cup semifinals on Wednesday.

The shirts are white and black and bear the 'blacklivesmatter' hashtag. Eintracht said it was “sending a clear signal against racism and xenophobia.”

People in the United States, Europe and elsewhere have been protesting following the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck even after he pleaded for air.

Eintracht’s usual sponsor, job website Indeed, offered the space for the hashtag to appear alongside its own logo for the match in Munich.

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