Millwall Considers Legal Action Over Badge in KKK Illustration

Millwall Football Club is considering legal action against Westminster City Council after the club's official badge appeared on an illustration of a Ku Klux Klan member in a children's educational booklet distributed to schools. The incident, which surfaced this week through social media posts by the Millwall Supporters Club, has prompted a full apology from the council and the withdrawal of the material.

The booklet, created by Peter Daniel, an education and interpretation officer at the council, focuses on the life of Paul Canoville, Chelsea's first black player in the 1980s. Canoville, who played for the club from 1981 to 1986 and helped secure the Second Division title in 1983-84, faced widespread racist abuse from fans, including during matches against Millwall. The publication, part of an anti-racism program, uses a comic-book style to recount key moments in Canoville's career, such as his first goal and a hat-trick, alongside depictions of the abuse he endured. One page references a reserve match at Millwall where Canoville was targeted, showing a KKK figure with the club's badge affixed to its outfit. The educational course associated with the booklet ended more than a...