DBasia.news – Black Lives Matter is a campaign that is heard around the world – especially the United States (US) – following the death of George Floyd. The case emerged to a large movement of people and the world of football also contributed to their sympathy.
George Floyd died after a police officer named Derek Chauvin stepped on Floyd’s neck which caused him to not be able to breathe and died. Racialism immediately triggered a movement in the US and also several other countries.
Newcastle United winger, Allan Saint-Maximin, one of the footballers, sympathizes with the death of George Floyd. The 23-year-old player admitted that he still had difficulty controlling his emotions after seeing the video recording.
“This is a very difficult time because I know these things can happen to many people,” Saint-Maximin said as quoted by Mirror.
“If this happened to your mother or your sister or your father, you could feel like you’d want to die, you don’t want to go to work, you don’t want to do anything so people have to take this seriously and know that this doesn’t have to happen again.”
“It’s hard to see everything. I see a lot of videos and I don’t like to see people getting hurt. You can feel the pain. This is a difficult time for me, but we must go on (live) and be careful. “
“I am devastated for George and his family. I know this can happen to anyone, it can happen to my father or brother. That’s why I try to do my best to support. Even though it’s not in my country, I think it touches everyone. “
“We see his story everywhere. If you can provide support or assistance or do something, I think everyone just wants to help. You can only know the pain when this happens to you, but you can understand it and see it is important, “he concluded.
Not only Saint-Maximin, other footballers also showed their sympathy such as Jadon Sancho, Marcus Thuram, and Premier League players in their training session.