Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola said Wednesday that he is "ashamed" of the way black people have been treated by whites for centuries, after a return from the Premier League marked by anti-racist protests. .
"We should send a billion messages to black people. What has been done with these adorable people has been done for more than 400 years," he told Sky Sports channel after his team's victory (3-0) against him. Arsenal.
"It bothers me, I am ashamed of what whites have done to blacks," he added.
After more than three months of hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Premier League resumed on Wednesday with anti-racist protests and a tribute to the victims of the new coronavirus pandemic, in the European country most affected by the disease.
Just at the beginning of the two games played this Wednesday, players, referees and technicians put one knee on the ground at the moment of the initial whistle, reproducing the gesture that has become popular in the movement against racism and police brutality that began in the United States. United and has spread worldwide.
A strong gesture of the most globalized and followed championship on the planet, with millions of followers around the world.
Just before, a minute of silence was observed in memory of the victims of COVID-19 and in gratitude to the health personnel who have fought the epidemic.
The anti-racist protests (which also includes the slogan "Black Lives Matter" on the shirts) and the tributes will be repeated next weekend, in the 10 games of the 30th round of the Premier League, the first to be played in full after resumption.
"Just because you are a different color, how can you think you are different? All these gestures (of solidarity) are good and positive. You must do everything you can to make people aware that it is not acceptable Guardiola insisted.
"We still have a lot to do for blacks that we haven't done so far," he continued.
City striker Raheem Sterling , highly committed to fighting racist prejudice and the author of one of his team's goals, said that "it is a huge step forward for the Premier League to authorize this type of tribute" .
"This shows that things change in a good way," he concluded.
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