English soccer returns with show of solidarity with Black Lives Matter movement Globe_Sports
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang takes a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement before the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester on June 17, 2020.English soccer’s longest suspension since World War II came to an end Wednesday, bringing some relief to a nation deprived of its most popular sport during one of the world’s worst coronavirus outbreaks.
The resumption comes as Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative government faces criticism for not ordering a nationwide lockdown until March 23 and for easing restrictions in England too soon given still-high levels of new cases and deaths. The U.K. as a whole has recorded more than 42,000 coronavirus-related deaths.
“All but five countries will be airing tonight’s games, underlining football’s global reach and the soft power of U.K. sport,” Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said at the government’s daily briefing an hour before the games. The opening round of matches will honour the Black Lives Matter movement, which spread to Britain and the rest of the world following the death of Floyd. All players on each team will have their names removed from the back of their shirts and replaced with “Black Lives Matter.” They will also wear a Black Lives Matter logo and a badge thanking Britain’s National Health Service for the rest of season.
After the announcement Rashford tweeted: “I don’t even know what to say. Just look at what we can do when we come together, THIS is England in 2020.” For now, only 110 people – including players, referees and coaches – will be allowed in the red zone around the field of play, and will be required to have a negative COVID-19 test in the previous five days as part of a medical passport that will see a barcode scanned before they can enter.
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