BERN (Reuters) - World soccer's governing body FIFA has asked competition organisers to use 'common sense' with players who display messages of protest over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man killed in police custody in the United States.
FILE PHOTO: The logo of FIFA is seen in front of its headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland September 26, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
FIFA regulations bar players from displaying any"political, religious or personal slogans, statements or images" on their kit. Since 2014, this ban has included undershirts -- a response to players lifting up their shirts to display a message when scoring. Schalke 04 defender Weston McKennie displayed the same message on his armband in another game while Borussia Moenchengladbach’s Marcus Thuram knelt to honour Floyd after scoring against Union Berlin.In a statement on Tuesday, FIFA said it"fully understands the depth of sentiment and concerns expressed by many footballers in light of the tragic circumstances of the George Floyd case".
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