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Millwall players will join opponents Queens Park Rangers in The Den on Tuesday night following Saturday’s boo controversy.
Boos rang out around the South East London team’s stadium as players knelt in solidarity against racism.
Millwall has since said that they were “shocked and saddened” for the actions of the fans, who were watching their first match at the stadium in months.
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Millwall fans boo as players kneel
In a statement issued Monday night, the club outlined its plan for the next game.
They said: “Millwall and Queens Park Rangers players will be arm in arm in a show of solidarity for football’s fight against discrimination before kickoff at The Den on Tuesday night.
“The two teams will hold up a banner to show their collective commitment to continued efforts to rid the game of racism in a positive movement that has been supported by Kick It Out, Show Racism The Red Card, the PFA, the FA and the EFL. Following talks with the club in recent days.
“Millwall believes that this gesture, which the club hopes to repeat with other visiting teams in the coming weeks and months, will help unify people from across society in the battle to end all forms of discrimination.”
Millwall added that the Kick It Out logo will take the place of title sponsor Huski Chocolate on the team jersey.
After the cacophony at the start of Saturday’s game, Derby striker Colin Kazim-Richards, who had raised his fist as the players knelt, called the boos “utter disgrace”.
Foreign Minister James Cleverly said earlier on monday that he would feel “uncomfortable” by the actions that were being taken against the boos of the fans, although he added that the act was “incorrect”.
The Den’s statement continued: “QPR has informed Millwall that a selection of its players wish to kneel as a way to show their support for anti-discrimination efforts, a gesture that the club respects and strongly calls on all who assistance to do the same.
“Millwall has a zero tolerance policy against racial profiling and all other forms of discrimination and wants to make it clear to anyone who holds those views that you are not welcome in this football club.
The next game in The Den will see Millwall and his opponents link arms
“Millwall’s position, as always, is that anyone found guilty of racial abuse is banned for life.
“Moving forward, the club and its Community Trust have initiated the first audit of board members, staff, volunteers, and participants as part of an ongoing commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion in all areas. of operations.
“An internal survey was sent to all appropriate stakeholders and its findings will allow the club to establish the necessary benchmarks as part of a new comprehensive and multifaceted anti-discrimination strategy.
“Included within that will be the formation of a Code of Practice for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion to cover departments throughout the club’s activities and hiring processes.
“In addition to a push to ensure that the entire Millwall workforce is fully representative of its diverse local community, the Trust will continue its outstanding and industry-leading work around fighting discrimination in the Southwark, Lewisham districts. and, most importantly, beyond.
“This will still include programs and projects within primary and secondary schools and universities, since education, the club believes, is the most important factor in ridding society of all kinds of discrimination.”
