Marcelo took a knee in solidarity of ‘Black Lives Matter’

Marcelo was the latest footballer to ‘take a knee’ in solidarity with Black Lives Matter, after scoring in the Real Madrid game against Eibar on Sunday.

Marcelo scored at the 37th minute in Madrid’s first game back in La Liga and decided to mark his shot by kneeling with one fist raised with respect to the movement.

At the 37th minute, Marcelo scored in Madrid’s first game back in La Liga and determined to mark his shot by kneeling with one fist raised with respect to the movement.

Previously, the left-back had entered FIFA’s Avoid Bigotry, Violence and Discrimination campaign, appearing in a black shirt alongside Gianluigi Buffon, Rio Ferdinand, Gerard Pique and 40 former and current football stars with a request to stop such incidents.