Troy Deeney and his partner Alisha Hosannah will trademark the Black Lives Matter logo they helped create which currently appears on the sleeves of Premier League shirts.
The Watford striker has been one of the leading advocates of the movement, and accepted the opportunity to get involved in the design of the logo, which depicts a clenched fist of solidarity in place of the letter 'a' in the word 'black'.
According to the Daily Mail the reasoning behind the trademark is not for profiting motivations, but in order to prevent misuse of the logo and to try to help raise funds for charity.
The Premier League has been strongly behind the Black Lives Matter movement since the division restarted, with the slogan also plastered on the back of