Burnley FC has apologised and vowed to hand out lifetime bans after a plane carrying a banner reading 'White Lives Matter Burnley' was flown over the Eithad stadium ahead of the team's match with Manchester City this evening.
A private plane bearing the message flew over the stadium in Manchester just moments after both Burnley and Manchester players took a knee to show their support for the Black Lives Matter movement.
Jake Hepple, a Burnley local, has claimed responsibility for the stunt sharing a video of the plane to his Facebook along with a refusal to apologise.