Millwall Consider Legal Action Over Badge On Kkk Image

In a connection connected X via nan official supporters' club,, external Millwall said nan "serious misuse of a registered nine badge" created a "false and damaging image of nan club".

Millwall said nan assembly confirmed immoderate remaining copies of nan booklet they person will beryllium destroyed and nary much copies will beryllium made and distributed.

"The nine is still considering its ineligible position connected nan matter and are incapable to remark further," it said.

The Paul Canoville Foundation said it was alert of nan image, which was wide shared connected societal media, but stressed it had nary engagement successful nan material's content, saying it was "not produced by, commissioned by, aliases approved" by nan instauration aliases Canoville.

"Our engagement successful nan associated programme was constricted solely to Paul's individual appearance; gathering students and sharing his lived experience," nan foundation's main executive serviceman Raphael Frascogna said successful a statement., external

"At nary shape were we shown, consulted on, aliases asked to o.k. nan contented of nan booklet, including immoderate illustrations wrong it."

Frascogna added nan illustration does picture a existent incident Canoville knowledgeable erstwhile playing for Chelsea reserves against Millwall reserves successful nan 1980s, "in which he was subjected to superior group maltreatment by a number of individuals wearing Ku Klux Klan-style achromatic hoods".

Former winger Canoville, now 64, played for Chelsea for 5 years from 1981 and scored 15 goals successful 103 games, later retiring because of a knee wounded aged 25 aft a short spell astatine Reading.

Millwall are 3rd successful nan Championship this season, level connected points pinch second-placed Ipswich, who are successful nan automatic promotion places.