Millwall FC thinks about legal action after a council uses its badge on a picture of a hate group

Apr 24, 2026, 11:05

Introduction

Millwall Football Club is thinking about taking legal action. A council used the club''s badge on a picture of a member of a hate group. The picture was in a book for children. The book was about stopping racism. The council said sorry.

Main Body

A worker at Westminster City Council made the book. The book was about Paul Canoville. He was the first black player for Chelsea. The book had a cartoon. The cartoon showed a person in a white robe and a pointed hat. This is the clothes of the Ku Klux Klan. The cartoon had the Millwall FC badge on its chest. There was a picture next to a photo of Canoville. The photo had a quote from him. He said: ''Racism never went away. People abused me at a Millwall match. But then I showed them my medal.'' The picture was about a real event. In the 1980s, people in Klan hoods abused Canoville at a match. But the book did not explain this. The council said the use of the badge was wrong. They said sorry. They took the book away. They will destroy all copies. Millwall FC said the use of the badge was a serious problem. It gave a false and bad picture of the club. The club is thinking about legal action. The Paul Canoville Foundation said it did not make the book. It did not help make the book. The foundation only helps Canoville talk to students. The foundation said the picture shows a real event. But the foundation did not know about the book.

Conclusion

The council said sorry and will change how it works. Millwall FC is still thinking about legal action. The foundation said it was not part of making the book. The situation is not finished.

Vocabulary Learning

book
A set of pages with words and pictures.書
Example:I read a book before bed.
picture
A drawing or photo.圖片
Example:This picture shows a dog.
sorry
Feeling bad about something you did.抱歉
Example:He said sorry for the mistake.
think
To have an idea in your mind.思考
Example:I think about my homework every day.
use
To do something with something.使用
Example:I use a pen to write.

Sentence Learning

Millwall Football Club is thinking about taking legal action.
This sentence uses the present continuous tense to show an action happening now.本句使用現在進行式，表示正在發生的動作。
A council used the club's badge on a picture of a member of a hate group.
This sentence uses the simple past tense to describe a completed action in the past.本句使用簡單過去式，描述過去完成的動作。
The book was about stopping racism.
This sentence uses the simple past tense with the verb 'was' to describe a past state.本句使用簡單過去式及動詞'was'，描述過去的狀態。
The council said sorry.
This sentence uses the simple past tense of 'say' followed by a direct apology.本句使用動詞'say'的簡單過去式，後接直接道歉用語。
The picture was in a book for children.
This sentence uses the simple past tense with 'was' to indicate location in the past.本句使用簡單過去式及'was'，表示過去的位置。