More infoSign up fornow and never miss the top F1 stories againTeam GB’s women’s football team have announced that they will be taking the knee at the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Dan Evans pulls out of Tokyo Olympics after positive COVID-19 testThe Women’s Super League and Women’s Championship soon followed suit, along with international sides. England fans were widely condemned for booing their own players taking the knee before kick-offs at Euro 2020 but despite the backlash, plenty continued. Home secretary Priti Patel said the players were taking part in ‘gesture politics’, which has been heavily refuted by England defender Tyrone Mings. This news for the women’s football team comes in the wake of a controversial week for British sport.

Source: Express July 15, 2021 13:07 UTC