'The knee is not action' Former West Ham footballer Kevin George says taking the knee is 'tokenistic' and he agrees with the Premier League's decision to stop using the gesture before every match in the coming season. 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube
The captains of the league's 20 clubs have instead agreed to use specific moments during the campaign to take the knee"to amplify the message that racism has no place in football or society".Footballers will no longer take the knee before every Premier League game this season.
In a statement, the league said:"The Premier League supports the players' decision and, alongside the clubs, will use these opportunities to elevate anti-racism messaging as part of the League's No Room for Racism Action Plan."
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