Besiktas squad ‘take the knee’ in tribute to George Floyd

Besiktas showed their support to the Black Lives Matter movement in training today after sharing a video clip of the squad taking the knee in a tribute to George Floyd.

The Black Eagles shared the demonstration on the official club social media accounts.

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The squad gathered to make the letters G and F while kneeling – g to represent George and f for Floyd.

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The kneel came after demonstrations continue over the death of Floyd in the US.

Mr Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, died in police custody in Minneapolis last week after a white police officer knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes.

Kevin Prince Boateng and several other players also shared Tweets from the peaceful protest on their official accounts.

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Besiktas have a history of anti-racist activism as do the ultra group Carsi.

The club carried out a campaign against racism and in support of the hearing and speech impaired with a silent cheer in 2016.

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Carsi have also been actively anti-racist.

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