Hertha BSC stands for tolerance and responsibility! For a tolerant Berlin and an open-minded world, now and forevermore! #TakeAKnee #hahohe pic.twitter.com/spZvRSGVxQ
— Hertha Berlin (@HerthaBSC_EN) October 14, 2017
THERE WERE COMPELLING scenes at the Olympicstadion in Berlin on Saturday as players and management of Bundesliga club Hertha Berlin took a knee in solidarity with protests in the United States against racial inequality.
All eleven of the club’s players knelt before kick-off of their game with Schalke, with coaches, backroom staff and substitutes also all taking part in the demonstration in the team’s dugout.
Hertha Berlin players and coaches #TakeAKnee pic.twitter.com/W7fC0x5X4E
— Cristian Nyari (@Cnyari) October 14, 2017
“Hertha BSC stands for tolerance and responsibility! For a tolerant Berlin and an open-minded world, now and forevermore!,” the club said on Twitter.
The symbolic gesture is in solidarity with ongoing protests in the US where a growing number of athletes are taking a knee against police brutality.
Former San Francisco 49′s quarterback Colin Kaepernick started the practice last year, taking a knee during the American national anthem before NFL games.
Saturday’s demonstration represents the first European club to join in solidarity with the movement.
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