US EditionMillwall get apology from Westminster council after club badge featured in kids' booklet on racism
The booklet was pulled from schools as Millwall said the image created a false and damaging impression of the club.
- On Thursday, Westminster City Council apologized to Millwall Football Club for an offensive image in a school education booklet depicting a KKK-hooded figure wearing the club's logo, which has since been removed from circulation.
- The image appeared in 'The Paul Canoville Story,' written by Westminster Council officer Peter Daniel to illustrate racism in football, though the council accepted the use was 'insensitive' and improper.
- Millwall officials expressed fury, labeling the depiction 'false and damaging' after years of working to improve the club's image, and are currently considering legal action over the unauthorized use of their registered badge.
- Westminster Council confirmed no further copies will be distributed and all remaining materials will be destroyed, while reviewing internal processes to ensure such errors do not recur.
- Millwall recently won Community Project of the Year at the London Football Awards and remains third in the Championship table, chasing automatic promotion to the Premier League this season.
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A brochure designed to raise children's awareness of racism and published by the Westminster Council, which belongs to the City Council of London, has caused a major scandal that could end up in court.And it is that the Millwall Football Club, a historic London team of the Championship (Second Division of English Football), is studying to take legal action against the Consistory of the capital of Britain after one of the pages of the aforementio…
UK Council’s “Insensitive” KKK Image Featuring Millwall FC Badge
Westminster City Council has apologised to Millwall FC after a racism awareness leaflet distributed in schools featured an image linking the club to the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). The illustration showed a cartoon figure in KKK-style clothing wearing Millwall’s badge. The local authority admitted the image was “insensitive” and confirmed the booklet would be withdrawn, with remaining copies destroyed. Millwall described the depiction as “false and dama…
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