As football clubs across the globe have made public their support of the ongoing protests in the wake of George Floyd's murder in the United States, it has been announced by the German Football Association (DFB) that any player who shows solidarity with the cause will not face punishment.
This comes in the wake of the last round of fixtures, where Jadon Sancho was shown a yellow card for removing his shirt after scoring the first of his three goals against Paderborn.
Underneath his shirt was an undershirt which had the words 'Justice for George Floyd' written on it, and there was a degree of outrage at the actions of the referee.
Now, of course, it must be remembered that officials are given clear instructions that removing a shirt in celebration is a mandatory yellow card, and this is why there has been the clarification on the topic on Wednesday morning.
Marcus Thuram also made a kneeling gesture when he scored for Borussia Monchengladbach at the weekend, whilst Achraf Hakimi also made clear his commitment to the cause.
Weston McKennie was substituted in the second half of Schalke's Bundesliga defeat to Werder Bremen, however it was noticed that he had been wearing an armband with a message of support for the campaign to find justice for George Floyd.
President of the DFB, Fritz Keller, made clear on Wednesday that be understood why these gestures of solidarity were being made and that the league wouldn't stand in the way of players looking to do something similar in the immediate future.
"The DFB is against racism, discrimination and violence, and it defends tolerance and diversity," Keller stated.
"This is why the actions of the players can count on our understanding and our respect."
Whilst the general rule on political messages being shown by players is to prohibit such acts, the DFB have acted in this way because they had judged the message to be anti-racism and not political, and that the players are expressly defending the values that the DFB itself holds dear.