LONDON - Fans attending an English second-tier match between Millwall and Derby on Saturday jeered as players took a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.In video footage published on social media, booing was clearly heard from the stands as both sets of players made the symbolic gesture after the referee blew the whistle to signal the start of the match at The Den, the home stadium of Millwall.Players in English soccer have continued to take a knee this season to show support for the fight against discrimination following the death of George Floyd in the United States.
Floyd, a Black man in handcuffs, died May 25 after a white police officer pressed his knee against Floyd’s neck as he said he couldn’t breathe.RELATED: DC.