Borussia Dortmund stars Achraf Hakimi and Jadon Sancho called for justice for George Floyd after both players scored in Sunday’s Bundesliga game against Paderbon.
Sancho netted a sensational hat-trick, while Hakimi was also on the scoresheet as Dortmund romped to a 6-1 win over the league’s bottom side.
While the win was emphatic, it was the manner in which both players celebrated their goals that made the headlines.
After putting Dortmund 2-0 up in the 57th minute, Sancho took off his jersey, with the message “justice for George Floyd” displayed on his under shirt.
Todos juntos venceremos al racismo! Justicia! ✊🏾✊🏻✊🏽✊🏿✊
— achrafhakimi (@AchrafHakimi) May 31, 2020
Together we will defeat racism! Justice ! ✊🏾✊🏻✊🏽✊🏿✊
#justiceforgeorgefloyd pic.twitter.com/98xjUjlt5c
Although the England international was shown a yellow card for removing his shirt, it did not deter Hakimi from repeating the move.
The Moroccan full-back also paid tribute by displaying the “justice for George Floyd” message after scoring.
George Floyd died last Monday after a police officer handcuffed him to the ground and pressed his knee on his (Floyd’s) neck for almost eight minutes.
A video of the incident showed the victim telling the officer that he was struggling to breathe, but the policeman would have none of that.
First professional hat trick 🙏🏼. A bittersweet moment personally as there are more important things going on in the world today that we must address and help make a change. We have to come together as one & fight for justice. We are stronger together! ❤️ #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd 🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/ntOtwOySCO
— Jadon Sancho (@Sanchooo10) May 31, 2020
The 46-year-old was left suffocated and passed out, before subsequently dying at a hospital in Minnesota.
Floyd’s murder sparked mass protests in various cities in the United States, with the protests turning violent on Thursday and throughout the weekend.
