This archive report was first published on 7 June 2020.
On June 7, 2020, the Bundesliga became a stage for tributes to George Floyd, a black American man who died at the hands of police in Minneapolis last month.
Werder Bremen and Wolfsburg became the latest teams to show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter protests when they both took a knee ahead of their Bundesliga clash at the Weser Stadium.
Both sides' starting elevens gathered around the centre circle before dropping to one knee, echoing the gesture made by Borussia Dortmund and Hertha Berlin players and Mainz midfielder Pierre Kunde Malong on Saturday.
As protests against police brutality and for racial equality took place around the world, the Bundesliga teams made a powerful statement by taking a knee.
On Saturday, Dortmund players also wore messages on their T-shirts during their warm-up in honour of Floyd. Jadon Sancho and Achraf Hakimi wore the messages "no justice, no peace", while midfielders Axel Witsel and Emre Can's T-shirts displayed the words "black", "white" and "yellow" crossed out, with the word "human" below.
Bayern Munich players warmed up in T-shirts bearing both the Black Lives Matter hashtag and the slogan of the club's official "Reds Against Racism" campaign prior to their 4-2 win at Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday.
