Bristol City's men's football squad has announced they will no longer be taking the knee before kick-off as the 2022/23 Championship season begins.
In a statement issued on behalf of the players, the Championship club, who begin their campaign against Hull City on Saturday, say they will still stand and applaud other teams who do take the knee, but that they won't be doing it themselves.
The statement, which doesn't make it explicitly clear why the players have decided to stop making the gesture before each game, says they will continue to celebrate the diversity and difference within their squad and in Bristol itself, and will work with the Robins Foundation, Bristol City's community charity organisation, to support their efforts to eliminate discrimination.
