Marcus Thuram took a moment in an apparent tribute to George Floyd after scoring in Borussia Monchengladbach’s win over Union Berlin in the Bundesliga action.
Thuram’s gesture seemed to reference Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died Monday after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee on his neck.On Saturday, Schalke midfielder Weston McKennie wore an armband with the handwritten message “Justice for George” around his left arm.
Thuram scored again Sunday, grabbing Gladbach’s third goal after Sebastian Andersson pulled one back for Union, but by then the French striker had already made his point.Stream all remaining Bundesliga matches as Germany's top soccer league returns to action, including every game of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.
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