England fans have been urged by the Football Association to respect the German national anthem and the players when they take a knee ahead of the Euro 2020 match on Tuesday. A minority of England fans appeared to boo the Croatian national anthem ahead of Gareth Southgate's side's opening group game, before the FA pleaded with supporters to avoid a repeat ahead of the meeting with Scotland earlier this month. In a statement released on Monday, the FA said: "England fans have played a vital role in supporting the team throughout this tournament and we thank you for positively getting behind them. "This includes respecting each national anthem and the players' choice to take the knee before kick-off. England's two pre-tournament warm-up games had seen a minority of supporters boo players taking a knee, despite pleas from England manager Southgate and his players to respect the anti-discrimination gesture.

Source: Sky sports June 28, 2021 15:11 UTC