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In late 2016, Colin Kaepernick , then an NFL San Francisco 49ers player, dug in the knee and ducked his head on the grass while the United States anthem played, during the duel against the San Diego Chargers. That condemned his career, but he never regretted: "I am not going to get up and show pride for the flag of a country that oppresses black people and people of color."
Thousands of kilometers from there, and four years later, Marcus Thuram, son of the ex-Barça player and French world champion Liliam Thuram (22 years old), renowned fighter against racism, repeated the stamp on the grass of Borussia Park in Mönchengladbach. No hymn or audience involved. He did so after scoring the first of his two goals against Unión Berlin (4-1). That gesture was his way of protesting against George Floyd's death in Minneapolis. His way of asking for justice in the face of what happened in the United States.
From the Borussia Mönchengladbach Twitter account they published the image of their striker, along with the phrase: "No explanation is necessary."
It was not the only gesture that was lived in the Bundesliga. 24 hours earlier, Schalke US midfielder Weston McKennie wore a bracelet that read "Justice for George." A manifestation that could suppose a sanction, since the DFL, regardless of the cause, does not allow to show claiming slogans or phrases.
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