ENGLAND players have been given permission to take the knee before the World Cup qualifiers.
The gesture in support of Black Lives Matter was in doubt because Fifa see it as a political issue.
But Uefa now oversee the World Cup qualifiers meaning England’s players and their opponents will be free to take the knee.
Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate, preparing for Thursday’s opener with San Marino, received a boost when all of his players reported at St George’s Park yesterday.
But striker Marcus Rashford is set to miss the Wembley clash with a foot injury.
While England plan to take the knee, Scotland will follow the examples of Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha and Celtic and Rangers in Sunday’s Old Firm match by standing in solidarity prior to their World Cup clash with Austria.
Tartan Army assistant Steven Reid said: “Everyone’s had enough of the token fines and it’s about proper action now, proper bans and severe punishments.
“Hence why people have decided, in their own way, not to take a knee and make their own statements.”
Wales face Belgium in Leuven tomorrow and will make a final decision following a pre-match meeting with Uefa on Wednesday morning.
But Dragons and Leeds forward Tyler Roberts said: “It’s not been a conversation yet but I do feel like it’s lost its impact.
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“It’s good to take the knee, it brings all the players together, and it keeps giving a reminder to everyone who watches football that it’s an issue that needs to be raised.
“You still see a lot of social media abuse and that has been going on for the past weeks and months.
“It’s something that is concerning because it’s too easy for people on social media to create these accounts or send abusive comments to people and get away with it.
“The people in charge of making these apps that kids and adults use are a lot safer for people.”
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
