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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Alan Smith

Premier League players to take knee this weekend for first time since opening matchday

The majority of Premier League players will return to taking a knee for this weekend's fixtures as part of their No Room For Racism campaign during Black History Month.

Following conversations between all 20 top-flight club captains, the league announced in August that the gesture would not continue for every matchday this season because there was a feeling across dressing rooms that it had lost its impact. It was first introduced following the murder of George Floyd in the United States in May 2020.

Instead a decision was taken to use it on select dates because by reserving its use for big matches they hope that it will carry greater resonance in the fight for equality.

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