Rio Ferdinand continued to wear a Black Lives Matter badge on Wednesday night despite growing concerns over the social movement's links to left-wing extremism.
The former Manchester United defender, the country's highest-profile black football pundit, wore the pin-on during BT Sport's coverage of Arsenal's clash against Norwich amid growing debate over the movement's political intentions.
Host Jake Humphrey and co-pundit Martin Keown also wore the badges, and the channel carried the Black Lives Matter slogan during advertisement breaks.
In recent days, the BLM movement has been used as a vehicle to push various controversial left-wing agendas, calling for the overthrow of capitalism, reductions in police funding and an end to free trade with Israel.