Three Premier League stars refused to take the knee on Saturday afternoon as the ‘No Room For Racism’ month of action got under way.
Everton star Ainsley Maitland-Niles refused to kneel as his side hosted Chelsea in the early kick-off – despite everyone else doing so.
And England star Marc Guehi and Issa Diop did the same just before Manchester City and Ipswich kicked off at the Etihad Stadium.
The players’ reasons for not kneeling are not yet known. However, a number of footballers have expressed concern that the gesture has lost its value.
In 2021, former Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha described kneeling
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