Burnley FC captain Ben Mee says the people who flew a “White Lives Matter” banner over the club’s game against Manchester City “need to come in the 21st Century.”
A plane towing the message circled The Etihad Stadium at kickoff on Monday night, just as players had taken a knee to show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.
“I’m ashamed and embarrassed that a small number of our fans have decided to put that around the stadium,” Mee said after his side’s 5-0 defeat. The group of lads in there are embarrassed to see that.
“It’s missed the point of the whole thing that we’re trying to achieve. It’s not what we are about at all. These people need to come into the 21st century and educate themselves.”
