Millwall say they are “considering their legal position” after the club’s badge was placed on a photo of a Ku Klux Klan figure in a children’s educational book.
The image appeared in a booklet called ‘The Paul Canoville
Story’, written by Peter Daniel, an education and interpretation officer at
Westminster City Council.
Millwall said they had since received a “full apology” from
Westminster City Council. “The club has received a full apology from
Westminster Council following their serious misuse of a registered club badge,
which was placed on an illustration of a white supremacist hate group member in
a children’s education booklet distributed in schools, creating a false and
damaging image of the club,” a club statement, issued through their supporters’
trust, read.
Millwall’s view is they are particularly disappointed as the
club have made great effort in recent years to combat stereotypical and
historical views held of the club, including on racism, and believe such
incidents set them back.
They believe it’s important to share what racism in football
was like in the past but they strongly object to the unauthorised use of their
badge on a white supremacist hate group figure — especially as it was
distributed to children.
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