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Sancho, Hakimi, McKennie & Thuram avoid punishment from DFB for George Floyd tributes amid US protests

Jadon Sancho, Achraf Hakimi, Marcus Thuram and Weston McKennie have all avoided punishment from the DFB for their tributes to George Floyd in the last round of Bundesliga matches.

Mass protests erupted in the United States after Floyd died while in the custody of police officers in Minnesota last week.

There has been a strong reaction to the news in the football world too, with a number of stars in the German top-flight showing their support for the Black Lives Matter movement.

Thuram led the tributes when he took a knee after finding the net in Borussia Monchengladbach's win against Union Berlin on Sunday, before Sancho and Hakimi both celebrated scoring during Borussia Dortmund's 6-1 victory over Paderborn by revealing t-shirts displaying the message "Justice for George Floyd".