"The illustration showed a cartoon figure dressed like a KKK member wearing Millwall's club badge. The council admitted the image was "insensitive"."
"Millwall FC said the depiction was "false and damaging" and confirmed it was considering legal action."
"The statement said the badge had been misused on "an illustration of a white supremacist hate group member in a children's education booklet", creating a misleading association with the club."
"Raphael Frascogna, chief executive of the Paul Canoville Foundation, stated: "We wish to be unequivocal: this booklet was not produced by, commissioned by, or approved by The Paul Canoville Foundation or our founder, Paul Canoville.""
Westminster City Council issued an apology to Millwall FC after a racism awareness pamphlet for children featured an image associating the club with the Ku Klux Klan. The illustration depicted a cartoon figure in KKK attire wearing the Millwall badge, which the council acknowledged as insensitive. Millwall FC described the depiction as false and damaging, considering legal action. The council confirmed that no further copies of the pamphlet would be produced, and any remaining materials would be destroyed.
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