Premier League's chief executive Richard Masters has said that he supports the move to have slogan &nbsp;'Black Lives Matter' on player's shirts for at least this week's games as it represented an ethical stance rather than a political one.

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The much-awaited Premier League restart on Wednesday and will witness Manchester City hosting Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium. The blockbuster clash will be played behind closed doors but it won’t matter to the football fanatics much as they will be seeing Premier League coming back on track following a prolonged break due to COVID-19.

"I support them in using their platforms to push good causes. The messages you are going to see coming through the Premier League matches in relation to thanking the NHS, with the 'Heart NHS' logo on the front of shirts and also the anti-discrimination messages coming forward, are issues that all players feel," Masters told Sky Sports on Tuesday.

"I think it is a good thing that players are using their voices to make what I think are ethical value judgements rather than political statements. They are supposed to be unifying messages, and we support them and so do the clubs," he added.

Masters said that concrete policies must be introduced to follow up Black Lives Matter movement, however, &nbsp;he said that the League has no plans to introduce a US-style rule to ensure members of minorities are interviewed for any vacant coaching positions.

"Whatever the campaign messages might be, the promotion as it were, there needs to be significant policies and programmes behind it that are making a difference. There is a strong and long-standing commitment from the Premier League and all our clubs to anti-discrimination. We are going to continue to listen to players," he said.

Premier League's chief executive Richard Masters has said that he supports the move to have slogan 'Black Lives Matter' on player's shirts for at least this week's games as it represented an ethical stance rather than a political one.

Premier League's chief executive Richard Masters has said that he supports the move to have slogan 'Black Lives Matter' on player's shirts for at least this week's games as it represented an ethical stance rather than a political one. Also read: Man City vs Arsenal Preview: A battle between the master and apprentice The much-awaited Premier League restart on Wednesday and will witness Manchester City hosting Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium. The blockbuster clash will be played behind closed doors but it won’t matter to the football fanatics much as they will be seeing Premier League coming back on track following a prolonged break due to COVID-19. "I support them in using their platforms to push good causes. The messages you are going to see coming through the Premier League matches in relation to thanking the NHS, with the 'Heart NHS' logo on the front of shirts and also the anti-discrimination messages coming forward, are issues that all players feel," Masters told Sky Sports on Tuesday. "I think it is a good thing that players are using their voices to make what I think are ethical value judgements rather than political statements. They are supposed to be unifying messages, and we support them and so do the clubs," he added. Masters said that concrete policies must be introduced to follow up Black Lives Matter movement, however, he said that the League has no plans to introduce a US-style rule to ensure members of minorities are interviewed for any vacant coaching positions. "Whatever the campaign messages might be, the promotion as it were, there needs to be significant policies and programmes behind it that are making a difference. There is a strong and long-standing commitment from the Premier League and all our clubs to anti-discrimination. We are going to continue to listen to players," he said.

Premier League CEO Richard Masters supports 'Black Lives Matter' on team jerseys

The English Premier League players are set to pay tribute to the worldwide anti-racism movements by replacing their surnames on the back of the shirts with the words “Black Lives Matter” during the opening round of fixtures of the British top-flight’s restart.&nbsp;

Apart from the words “Black Lives Matter”, the BLM logo will be printed on the front. The tribute by the Premier League players comes as the worldwide protests against racial injustice continue following the killing of an unarmed African-American man George Floyd under police custody, by a policeman, in Minneapolis on May 25.&nbsp;

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Many Premier League clubs have taken a knee before the start of the training with photographs viral on social media. Players like Raheem Sterling, Antonio Rudiger among many others have been pretty vocal about racial discrimination while suffering the same on the field during high-profile matches.&nbsp;

Clubs will further respect one minute’s silece for those who have lost their lives during COVID-19 pandemic and the jerseys will have a heart-shaped badge in honour of NHS and frontline staff during crisis.

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The league is set to resume on June 17 after a three-month prolonged break due to the pandemic.

Manchester City will take on Arsenal whereas Sheffield United play Aston Villa in what will be the two matches of the remaining round before others take to the field across the weekend in Premier League. 
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The English Premier League players are set to pay tribute to the worldwide anti-racism movements by replacing their surnames on the back of the shirts with the words “Black Lives Matter” during the opening round of fixtures of the British top-flight’s restart.

The English Premier League players are set to pay tribute to the worldwide anti-racism movements by replacing their surnames on the back of the shirts with the words “Black Lives Matter” during the opening round of fixtures of the British top-flight’s restart. Apart from the words “Black Lives Matter”, the BLM logo will be printed on the front. The tribute by the Premier League players comes as the worldwide protests against racial injustice continue following the killing of an unarmed African-American man George Floyd under police custody, by a policeman, in Minneapolis on May 25. ALSO READ: FIFA allows transfer windows to open before current season finishes Many Premier League clubs have taken a knee before the start of the training with photographs viral on social media. Players like Raheem Sterling, Antonio Rudiger among many others have been pretty vocal about racial discrimination while suffering the same on the field during high-profile matches. Clubs will further respect one minute’s silece for those who have lost their lives during COVID-19 pandemic and the jerseys will have a heart-shaped badge in honour of NHS and frontline staff during crisis. ALSO READ: La Liga resumes after three months away as Sevilla defeat Betis The league is set to resume on June 17 after a three-month prolonged break due to the pandemic. Manchester City will take on Arsenal whereas Sheffield United play Aston Villa in what will be the two matches of the remaining round before others take to the field across the weekend in Premier League.

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Premier League CEO Richard Masters supports 'Black Lives Matter' on team jerseys

Player names to be replaced by 'Black Lives Matter' in Premier League's opening round