ANTHONY MODESTE is the latest Bundesliga star to pay tribute to George Floyd after finding the back of the net.
The former Blackburn man scored Cologne’s second in their 4-2 home defeat to RB Leipzig on Monday night.
Anthony Modeste paid tribute to George Floyd
And he poignantly celebrated by showing solidarity to Floyd who was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer last week.
Modeste turned the palm of his hand to the camera while keeping his other hand turned the other way.
It was a message to support the ‘Black Lives Matter’ anti-racism movement sweeping across America.
White policeman Derek Chauvin kept his knee on Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes after being arrested on suspicion of using a counterfeit $20 bill.
It has sparked global outrage with protests and violence spreading across US States.
Borussia Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho was one of the first high-profile footballers to convey his message after scoring his first senior hat-trick.
He took off his t-shirt to a message that read: “Justice for George Floyd.”
Schalke midfielder Weston McKennie donned a ‘Justice For George’ armband in his side’s 1-0 win over Werder Bremen.
Marcus Rashford, Dina Asher-Smith and Lewis Hamilton were among other black British sports stars to make similar statements.
Borussia Monchengladbach ace Marcus Thuram took a knee after scoring the first of his two goals in a 4-1 win over Union Berlin.
Thuram, 22, dropped to one knee in a symbolic gesture to support the Black Lives Matter movement.
Sancho’s team-mate Achraf Hakimi revealed his own tribute shirt by lifting his top to reveal the same message after he grabbed Dortmund’s fourth goal in the 85th minute.
Sancho paid tribute after scoring his first career hat-trickCredit: EPA
Monchengladbach star Thuram made his own message by taking a kneeCredit: Reuters
Borussia Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho reveals ‘Justice for George Floyd’ t-shirt in support of BLM protests after scoring first goal in hat-trick vs Paderborn
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
