Premier League teams won’t take the knee before every game

LONDON –

Premier League gamers will not take the knee forward of each match, however will accomplish that at “important moments” throughout the upcoming season in a gesture in opposition to racism.

The gesture, which began in June 2020 to indicate help for the Black Lives Matter marketing campaign, will now be used extra sparingly in an effort to “amplify the message that racism has no place in soccer or society.”

Premier League captains agreed that groups will take the knee forward of this weekend’s opening spherical of video games, for devoted “No Room for Racism” matches in October and March, on Boxing Day, the ultimate spherical of the season and the FA Cup and League Cup finals.

The Premier League captains, who met final week, mentioned in a joint assertion: “We now have determined to pick important moments to take the knee throughout the season to focus on our unity in opposition to all types of racism and in so doing we proceed to indicate solidarity for a standard trigger.”