Burnley Football Club have moved swiftly to distance themselves and condemn those fans who organized for a ‘White Lives Matter Burnley’ banner to be flown over The Etihad Stadium during the commencement of their game against Manchester City this evening, which they lost 0-5.
The club say they are “ashamed and embarrassed”.
The aircraft circled over the stadium just after kick-off which was preceded the players of both teams taking a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
“Fans like that don’t deserve to be around football,” an angry Clarets skipper Ben Mee told BBC Radio 5 Live.