Just ONE pundit is left wearing Black Lives Matter badge for Premier League coverage on Sunday after BBC ban as former England striker Emile Heskey sports his on Sky Emile Heskey was the only pundit wearing a Black Lives Matter badge on Sunday The BBC has banned usage of the symbol to avoid endorsing any … Read more
Formula One’s divisions came to the fore on Sunday as a number of drivers chose not to take a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement moments before the season opener in Austria. Drivers had been divided over whether to take the knee – a gesture to end racial inequality after African-American George … Read more
Sky Sports pundits deal fresh blow to BLM as they all ditch badges and wear ‘Kick It Out’ logos instead… but TV rivals on BT Sport – including Rio Ferdinand – continue to show their support despite row over far-left ideology Sky Sports pundits have ditched the Black Lives Matter badges on Saturday The guest … Read more
Black Lives Matter badges disappeared again from Sky Sports’ Premier League tonight after returning for a day – after the BBC branded them ‘political’ and banned them from screens. Sky is allowing pundits to make their own decisions about whether they wear the badges – with Patrice Evra ditching it on Tuesday, but Ashley Cole continuing … Read more
The BBC has banned pundits and guests from wearing Black Lives Matter badges after the logos returned to Sky Sports last night following a row over the movement’s ideology. A senior source at the corporation told the Daily Telegraph that bosses decided they did not want ‘visual symbols of support’ for BLM to be worn … Read more
Nearly all football pundits this evening are wearing the controversial logo just a day after it seemed to be on the way out after Sky’s Matt Le Tissier slammed Black Lives Matter’s ‘far-left ideology’. Both BT and Sky let are allowing their pundits make their own decisions about whether they wear the badges – with Patrice … Read more
Football fans have taken to social media in their droves after Sky Sports and the Premier League began to distance themselves from the political activism of Black Lives Matters UK. Top-flight players have taken a knee before every match in Project Restart, with badges also worn on the shirt sleeves of all 20 clubs, but … Read more
Sky Sports allowed their pundits to decide whether to wear Black Lives Matter badges before going on air last night – with Patrice Evra ditching his first, before Jamie Redknapp followed suit, MailOnline can reveal today. Redknapp and Evra along with host Kelly Cates and commentator Gary Neville were not wearing the badges during Sky’s … Read more
Premier League players fearful of links to Black Lives Matter activists as captains consider making a public statement distancing themselves from the UK wing There are concerns over the organisations ideology and political ambitions Sportsmail can reveal the issue has been discussed by several top-flight players A group of captains are considering whether to make … Read more
Sky Sports pundit Matt Le Tissier says he will ‘review’ whether to carry on wearing a Black Lives Matter badge on TV and will hold talks with his bosses because he does not want to promote a ‘far left ideology’ Matt Le Tissier has spoken to Sky Sports about Black Lives Matter badges The pundit … Read more