Schalke winger Rabbi Matondo has praised team-mate Weston McKennie for the courage he showed in paying tribute to George Floyd during his side’s Bundesliga match against Werder Bremen.
The United States international had written "Justice for George Floyd" on his captain's armband in Saturday's 1-0 defeat and his call to action was followed by Borussia Dortmund stars Jadon Sancho and Achraf Hakimi, who revealed t-shirts paying tribute, and Borussia Monchengladbach attacker Marcus Thuram, who celebrated his goal against Union Berlin by taking a knee.
McKennie said he would continue to speak out against racism and call for justice after 46-year-old Floyd was killed when Minneapolice police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes, while fellow officers Tou Thao and J.