Thierry Henry takes knee for eight minutes 46 seconds in MLS Black Lives Matter tribute
dailystar.co.ukArsenal legend, now manager of Montreal, also wore a 'Black Lives Matter' t-shirt for the game in memory of George Floyd. The movement has picked up massive traction around the world over the last few weeks after Mr Floyd was unlawfully killed in Minneapolis.Footage shows a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, kneeling on his neck while he was pinned to the floor, before he lost his life soon after.The action was timed at eight minutes and 46 seconds, the same time that Henry took the knee for on Thursday night.Montreal were playing their first game in the MLS is Back tournament in Florida as football returns to the United States.Before the game, players and officials knelt in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, just like many.
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