LONDON, June 25 — Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy says football can be a powerful weapon in the fight against racism as Premier League players continue to show their support for the Black Lives Matter movement. Since the English top-flight resumed last week, players have taken the knee...
Mendy joined City in 2017 but his first two seasons at the club were ravaged by injury, including two serious knee problems that required surgery. — Reuters pic
Since the English top-flight resumed last week, players have taken the knee after kick-off to show their support for the battle against racism. “I grew up in Paris and we all go to school, to the academy with white people, mixed-race people, Asian people, black people,” he said.Mendy said football had the platform to make a difference.
Mendy joined City in 2017 but his first two seasons at the club were ravaged by injury, including two serious knee problems that required surgery.“This is my time,” he said. “All the time I lost was not the same because I was injured.
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