Schalke player Weston McKennie wears 'Justice for George' armband

Silent protest in Bundesliga over George Floyd's death in Minneapolis

Werder Bremen's Leonardo Bittencourt celebrates after scoring against Schalke in Gelsenkirchen on Saturday, May 30. AP

Schalke's Jean-Clair Todibo heads the bal. AFP

Werder Bremen manager Florian Kohfeldt. Reuters

Schalke goalkeeper Alexander Nuebel cannot stop Leonardo Bittencourt scoring for Bremen. EPA

Bremen forward Marco Friedl takes a corner. AFP

Bremen midfielder Leonardo Bittencourt celebrates his goal. AFP

Werder Bremen's Sebastian Langkamp heads the ball ujnder pressure from Rabbi Matondo of Schalke. Reuters

Schalke's Juan Miranda under pressure from Josh Sargent of Bremen. AP

Werder Bremen's Milot Rashica passes the ball under pressure from Daniel Caligiuri of Shalke. Reuters

Schalke goalkeeper Alexander Nubel punches the ball clear. Getty

Schalke's Rabbi Matondo challenges Marco Friedl of Bremen. EPA

Politics found its way to the football field on Saturday as Schalke's American player Weston McKennie weighed in on the death of George Floyd.

As anger spread across America over the custody death of the African-American in Minneapolis, there was a silent protest in Germany during the Bundesliga match between Schalke and Werder Bremen.

On Saturday, McKennie wore an armband with the message 'Justice for George', showing solidarity with his community.

On the field, Werder kept alive their hopes of avoiding relegation as a spectacular goal from Leonardo Bittencourt gave them a 1-0 win at Schalke.

The result left Werder in 17th place on 25 points from 28 games, two points behind 16th-placed Fortuna Duesseldorf, who occupy the relegation play-off spot.