The group of captains were believed to have been inspired by Raheem Sterling and his England team-mates taking the knee at Euro 2020Premier League teams will continue to take a knee before matches this season after players decided they want to keep the anti-racism protest going. Club captains discussed the issue at a meeting today, which ended with them “fully in favour” of players continuing to take a knee before kick-off, sources have told The Times. SponsoredPlayers will not be obliged to take part however. Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha stopped taking the knee at the end of last season and newly-promoted Brentford stopped doing so in February, saying they believe the gesture no longer has the required impact. It is understood the players felt that the England team taking a knee during the European Championship was particularly significant, especially in the face of criticism from the

Source: The Times August 03, 2021 15:24 UTC