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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Chris Osuh

‘It’s like clapping for the NHS’: Lionesses’ decision to stop taking the knee triggers debate

Lionesses NHS Diane Abbott George Floyd BLM Football
three England players wearing white with blue shorts kneel on the pitch, two facing the camera and one facing away with the ball in front of her; a Welsh player in red kneels to one side in the foreground.
England players took the knee before they played Wales in the Women’s Euro 2025 in Switzerland on 13 July. Photograph: Michael Zemanek/Shutterstock

It has been the most visible symbol of antiracism in sport since the athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists at the 1968 Olympics.

Taking the knee was adopted by UK football teams in 2020 after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, having been popularised by Colin Kaepernick and his teammate Eric Reid during a 2016 American football game.

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