Premier League clubs to stop taking knee before every match

English Premier League football players will no longer take the knee before every match in the upcoming season.

Watford' Emmanuel Dennis remains standing as Newcastle's Chris Wood and Joelinton take the knee before a Premier League game last season.English Premier League football players will no longer take the knee before every match in the upcoming season, confining the anti-racism gesture to selected games, a statement said Wednesday.

The Premier League said it supported the captains' decision, and would elevate anti-racism messaging as part of its"No Room for Racism" campaign -- words that already feature on players' sleeves. Ex-NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick started kneeling to protest against racial injustice in 2016, and the gesture has become a familiar sight across a range of sports since Floyd's murder by a US police officer.

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