Categories: Football

Players will continue to kneel against racism despite boos

The players of England they will continue to kneel on the grass before games as a signal in favor of the fight against racism and inequality.

This was confirmed by the soccer players association (PFA, for its acronym in English), after the incidents that occurred in recent weeks, with the return of the public to the stadiums, and in which groups of fans have booed such practice.

The footballers were consulted about whether to continue making this gesture and the absolute majority has positioned themselves in favor of continuing for it.

“The results were clear. The vast majority have supported continuing with this act of solidarity despite some negative responses that have been received,” said the PFA it's a statement.

The results were clear

This practice has become common before the start of matches since the explosion of the movement 'Black
Lives
Matter'.

In recent weeks, fans of the Millwall, he Colchester
United and the Cambridge they booed the gesture, reopening the debate on whether or not it should continue to be used.

Gabby Barker

Gabby is someone who is interested in all types of sports, she loves to attend watching matches live. Whenever there is a match being played in her city, she makes sure to get the tickets in advance. Due to the love for sports, she joined Sportsfinding, and started writing general sports news. Apart from writing the news, she is also the editor for the website who checks and edits every news content before they go live.

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