Thierry Henry is already a legend of the game for his achievements at Arsenal, Barcelona and with the French national team.
But he’s shown his classy character now too with a powerful tribute to the #BlackLivesMatters movement, and to the late George Floyd in particular.
Watch the video below as Henry, now manager of Montreal Impact, took a knee not just for the beginning of the game, but for the full 8 minutes and 46 seconds in tribute to George Floyd, who died recently after a police officer knelt on his neck for that amount of time.
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It’s a sad story, but it has inspired a movement across the world and it’s truly touching to see such strong anti-racism stances being taken in sport and indeed in every walk of life at the moment, with growing hope that this can lead to real change at last.
Thierry Henry took a knee for the first 8 minutes and 46 seconds of tonight’s game in memory of George Floyd. pic.twitter.com/3n025jVeL5
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) July 10, 2020
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