FIFA Warns FAs To Use Common Sense Players Protests On George Floyd Death:
Players in Germany demonstrated against Floyd's death including Jadon Sancho during last weekend game.
Marcus Thuram Kneels after scoring for Borussia Monchengladbach against Union Bank.
FA in England promises to take common sense approach and has urged competitions organisers to use Common Sense when considering whether to punish players for protesting against the death of African American Man George Floyd during the matches.
The players protested by making the gestures after the African American man was kill by the Minneapolis after a white Cop knelt on his neck, despite him warning him he cant breath.
Jason Sancho was given a yellow card for removing his shirt to reveal a Justice For George Floyd after scoring on Sunday.
His team mate Achraf Hakimi the same message in the game.
on the same day, Marcus Thuram took a knee after scoring for his club, while on Saturday, Schalkes Weston McKennie wore an armband with the word Justice For George.
Professional Footballers Assosciation (PFA) deputy chief executive Bobby Barnes says Sancho should not be sanction but should be applauded for his tribute paid towards the African Black American who was by the police man after putting his kneel on his neck.
"I genuinely don't think this is a political message that Jadon has sent out," he said. "This is a humanitarian slogan that he's put on his shirt, along with many others.
"When you cast your mind back to that terrible incident a week ago and you look at something that you can only really express as man's inhumanity to man
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