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Players of both teams (Dortmund yellow jersey) kneel around the centre circle as a mark of support for the protests after the recent killing of black American George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis, USA, before the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Hertha BSC Berlin in Dortmund , Germany, Saturday, June 6, 2020. (Lars Baron, Pool via AP)
As the death of George Floyd an unarmed black man in handcuffs, who died in police custody after a white policeman knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes continues to arouse emotion across the globe, teams in the Bundesliga have not been left behind in showing support for the #BlackLivesMatter movement.
As teams in Germany’s top-flight squared off behind closed doors, several did their best to send a message.
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