England announced they will not be taking the knee before their semifinal match against Italy in the Women's Euros, a departure from their norm, in the wake of online racial abuse directed toward one of their players.
Lionesses defender Jess Carter shared in a post on Sunday that she has received "a lot of racial abuse" from the start of the tournament and will be taking a step back from social media. One day later, the England women's national team revealed in a statement that they will no longer take the knee before games, as they have customarily done at all their matches at the Euros so far. Instead, they will stand.
