Former Celtic striker Colin Kazim-Richards stood up to a group of Millwall supporters who booed the players as they took a knee for the Black Lives Matter movement.
A gesture from the footballing world to acknowledge and raise awareness.
However, with some fans allowed back in grounds in certain parts of the country, some Millwall supporters booed the gesture before the game.
Hearing the dissenting voices from the stands, Colin Kazim-Richards raised his fist towards the Milwall support and stood up to the idiocy and ignorance they were showing.
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The Derby frontman took to social media after the game to brand the fans booing as an absolute disgrace.
But having to say this is a pain but I’ll say it every single damn time this is why I STAND and STAND PROUD and I have to say every single person involved with @dcfcofficial did too made me proud to wear this shirt with the boys today!!! Absolute disgrace.. pic.twitter.com/lVsdb1KUpa
— Colin Kazim-Richards (@ColinKazim) December 5, 2020
CKR only had a brief spell at Celtic towards the end of the Ronny Deila era. The striker was let go in the summer Brendan Rodgers came into manage the Scottish Champions.
He joined Celtic at a time where their identity as a football team wasn’t clear.
One thing we can all get behind is the struggle and meaning behind the BLM movement and we applaud CKR for his stance.
