Discussions
are ongoing about the proposal to show support for the movement in a meeting
between all 20 Premier League clubs held on Thursday ahead of Project Restart
Premier League clubs are in talks to replace all players' names on their shirts in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Top-flight sides are discussing the possibility of displaying a Black Lives Matter badge on their kit, which will be placed next to one honouring the NHS, as well as carrying the slogan across each players back.
As
reported by The Athletic”s David Ornstein player names will be replaced
for the first Premier League game for each club only, if the proposal gets the
go ahead.
The Premier League are yet to confirm the
decision, but the subject is believed to have been broached on Thursday as
clubs unanimously approved return to play protocols and a matchday operations
plan.
Protocols for the third stage of Project
Restart - following socially-distanced training and full contact training -
will come into play when fixtures resume again from next week.
The
season is due to kick off next Wednesday, with Aston Villa hosting Sheffield
United and Arsenal travelling north to take on reigning champions Manchester
City.
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