Marcelo takes a knee in support of Black Lives Matter

   a group of baseball players playing a football game

                        Football is back and in Spain Real Madrid reduced the gap on la liga leaders Barcelona by defeating Eibar 3 -1. Marcelo Vieira scored the third goal at the 37th minute and celebrated it by taking a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter Movement. This Real Madrid's first match since March. Since the death of George Floyd, an African American who was killed last month by 4 white police men in Minneapolis which has caused anti- racism demonstration around the world.
Taking a knee was found in 2016 by Colin Kaepernick an NFL quarterback who decided to take a knee in protest to the ill treatment of African Americans.

    His Life Now: Inside Colin Kaepernick's Long, Inspiring Journey ...
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