Sergi Roberto supports Thuram's gesture against racism
Marcus Thuram, Lilian's son, joined the fight against what happened to Floyd
The son of former Barca player Lilian Thuram, Marcus Thuram made a gesture against racism after scoring against Union Berlin for Borussia Monchengladbach on Sunday, by kneeling on the ground - the same way that NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick did in protest.
He [Thuram] cut to the chase,” said the Gladbach manager, Marco Rose. “He took a stand against racism, one that we wholeheartedly support.”
The ongoing battle against racism has been in the spotlight after black American citizen George Floyd was murdered by a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, who suffocated him with his knee.
There have been protests in the USA since, against Chauvin, disgusting police behaviour and racist president Donald Trump.
Barca reacted with a message that Sergi Roberto reproduced on his Instagram. "Racism, as a form of discrimination that seeks to degrade and marginalise people because of their gender, sexual orientation, origin or skin colour, is a pandemic that affects us all. At Barca we will not stop fighting it. This is also our commitment," wrote the club.
Jadon Sancho, meanwhile, was booked after scoring and taking his shirt off, revealing a message asking for justice for George Floyd.
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