Premier League set to replace 'Black Lives Matter' with 'No Room for Racism' badge

Premier League clubs are set to ditch Black Lives Matter bge on ir kits ahe of new Premier League season, slated to begin on September 12. players wore Black Lives Matter bge on ir kits for all Premier League fixtures post-lockdown in solidarity with movement. English top-flight clubs will w replace logo with  ' room for Racism' bge, ir own anti-racism campaign. 

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Premier League to replace Black Lives Matter with Room for Racism bge on kits

According to a report by Sportsmail, Premier League clubs are set to end ir support for Black Lives Matter movement by replacing bge on ir kits. Black Lives Matter movement has courted controversy after many of initiative's supporters posted anti-Semitic messs on social media. Captains of all top-flight clubs will be tified of call on Wednesday, and a ' Room for Racism' patch will w be placed below Premier League bge on sleeve for this campaign. According to report, captains still have opportunity to raise ir views on matter despite removal of Black Lives Matter bge likely to be given a green light. 

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A decision on wher players will take knee before Premier League fixtures is also set to be taken. Players h taken knee during each of Premier fixtures post-restart and reports suggest that y would like to continue doing so. Both Liverpool and Arsenal players took a knee before Community Shield last month. decision to kneel will be left to  discretion of players and clubs, with interference from League. decision to lend support to Black Lives Matter movement emerged during a captains' meeting in June. Initially, clubs decide to print words on back of shirt, replacing players' names. names were restored later and were replaced by a Black Lives Matter bge on sleeves of shirts. 

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Premier League h launched Room for Racism campaign last year. Football's anti-discrimination body Kick it Out h earlier said that re were concerns of launching a new campaign amidst messs put out during Black Lives Matter movement. However, Kick It Out he Sanjay Bhandari later gave his backing to Room for Racism initiative. EFL earlier this week anunced that clubs will bear mess 't Today or Any Day' on ir kits this season to support ir campaign against all forms of discrimination. 

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(Im Courtesy: premierleague.com)