sport">The Frenchman, former top footballer of, among others, AS Monaco, Arsenal and FC Barcelona, initially also held his right arm with a clenched fist in the air. Henry wore a black T-shirt that read ‘Black Lives Matter’.
sport">The 42-year-old Frenchman occasionally looked at his watch and gave directions to his players in between. After exactly 8 minutes and 46 seconds he got up again. It was the same time a police officer was left with George Floyd’s left knee in May’s neck. Floyd died moments later. The images of the black man’s heavy-handed arrest in Minneapolis sparked a wave of protest around the world against racism and discrimination.
sport">The footballers from the American league MLS also made a joint statement against racism on Wednesday evening, prior to the first game at the MLS Is Back tournament. Henry lost the Montreal game 1-0 with Montreal Impact, due to a goal shortly after the break by Argentinian Gustavo Bou.
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