Gareth Southgate will hold talks with his England squad over whether they want to continue to take a knee before matches after the anti-racism gesture was booed by some supporters. Discussions will be held over the coming days in response to the jeers before Wednesday’s friendly with Austria, which were audible before being drowned out by applause from other fans in the 7,000-strong crowd at Middlesbrough’s Riverside Stadium. SponsoredSouthgate, the England manager, believes that his squad must be unified on the matter going into the European Championship finals. “What has happened probably means I need to have another conversation with the players first and foremost because I need to see how they feel about it,” he said. “That’s an important discussion for us to

Source: The Times June 03, 2021 11:07 UTC