Millwall FC is considering legal action against Westminster Council after their club badge appeared on a Ku Klux Klan outfit in a children's education booklet. The council has issued a full apology to the Championship club and confirmed that remaining copies of the booklet will be destroyed.
Controversy Uncovered
The situation was brought to light by the Millwall Supporters' Club, which posted a message on their official X account. The message read: "The club has received a full apology from Westminster Council following their serious misuse of a registered club badge, which was placed on an illustration of a white supremacist hate group member in a children’s education booklet distributed in schools, creating a false and damaging image of the club."
The council confirmed that no more copies of the image with the club’s logo will be made or distributed, and all remaining material in their possession will be destroyed. The club stated: "The club is still considering its legal position on the matter and are unable to comment further."
Council Apologizes
A spokesperson for Westminster Council said: "We accept the use of this image was an insensitive way to illustrate the problem of racism within football. We have apologised to Millwall Football Club for the improper use of their logo and for any offence caused. The booklet has been removed from circulation, and we are reviewing processes to ensure this doesn’t happen again."
Club's Reaction
A Millwall source told The Telegraph that the club was left "furious" over the incident due to their extensive work to improve their reputation regarding racism. The source added: "We do so much work in EDI [equality, diversity and inclusion] and to have the club depicted that way to young people is outrageous."
On the Pitch Success
Meanwhile, Millwall are enjoying a stellar season as they chase promotion to the Premier League for the first time since the 1989/90 season. The Lions sit third in the Championship table, level on points with second-placed Ipswich Town, who have a game in hand. They next travel to relegated Leicester City on Friday night before ending their regular season at home to Oxford United. Should they not clinch automatic promotion, Alex Neil's side have already secured a playoff place, their first since the 2001/02 campaign under former boss Mark McGhee.
