FILE PHOTO: Feb 29, 2020; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Montreal Impact head coach Thierry Henry walks the field before the game against the New England Revolution at Olympic Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo
(Reuters) - Former Arsenal and France striker Thierry Henry has added his voice to protests over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man killed in police custody in the United States, calling for urgent action to be taken to stop racism.
Video footage showed a white police officer kneeling on the neck of Floyd, 46, for nearly nine minutes before he died on May 25, triggering outrage and protests across the United States.
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