Roma have announced they will have a Black Lives Matter patch on their match shirts for the rest of the Serie A season. ‘It is no longer enough to not be racist, we must be anti-racist.’

The movement started in America and has spread all over the world, with Premier League teams taking the knee in solidarity ahead of last night’s games.

Roma will wear the special patch on the left sleeve featuring the words ‘Black Lives Matter’ along with their charity motto ‘Assieme’ – meaning Together.

Roma have announced they will have a Black Lives Matter patch on their match shirts for the rest of the Serie A season. ‘It is no longer enough to not be racist, we must be anti-racist.’

The movement started in America and has spread all over the world, with Premier League teams taking the knee in solidarity ahead of last night’s games.

Roma will wear the special patch on the left sleeve featuring the words ‘Black Lives Matter’ along with their charity motto ‘Assieme’ – meaning Together.

It will be worn for all 12 remaining Serie A matches, starting with Sampdoria on June 24.

“As a football club we are 100% committed to tackling racism in all forms,” said Paul Rogers, chief strategy officer at AS Roma.

“We believe that with the incredible global platform we have, we are in a powerful position to send out a clear message that Black Lives Matter.

“All over the world, it has been made very clear that it is no longer enough to not be racist, we must be anti-racist. We understand we need to do a lot more than just wear a patch on our shirt to make a meaningful contribution to the global challenge of addressing systemic racism, but we feel it’s a timely opportunity to communicate an important message to millions of television viewers around the world.”  

Roma will also auction off match-worn shirts with this logo from each of the 12 games to raise money for anti-racism organisations, as well as for their Roma Cares charity wing.
“In July, the club, through Roma Cares, will launch a new monthly anti-racism workshop to help educate young people in Rome about the issue of racism and help them better understand ways in which they can proactively influence their peers in an anti-racist way.

“The club has also created an online resource list to help educate fans about the issue of racism and what being anti-racist means. The page, on the club’s official website, features links to articles and books to read, as well as videos, films and documentaries to watch.”

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