Belgians jeered for taking a knee at Euro 2020

Belgium’s gamers have been jeered by sections of the group at Saint Petersburg Stadium whereas taking a knee earlier than the beginning of a European Championship match in opposition to Russia.
Loud music was performed whereas the gesture in opposition to racism was happening however the boos had been nonetheless audible.
Russia’s gamers selected to not take a knee.
The nationwide soccer groups from Wales and Switzerland each took a knee earlier than their European Championship match bought began in Baku.
Wales has dedicated to taking a knee earlier than video games at Euro 2020 to protest racism. England is doing the identical. Scotland has pledged it will likely be “taking a stand against racism” at its two dwelling video games in Glasgow and can kneel earlier than the match in opposition to England in London.
Netherlands captain Georginio Wijnaldum says Dutch gamers won’t take a knee in an anti-racism gesture earlier than their opening European Championship match in opposition to Ukraine on Sunday. Wijnaldum says the workforce already is concerned in anti-racism initiatives with the Dutch soccer federation and has determined to not take a knee on the Johan Cruyff Arena as a result of they haven’t carried out it in different latest video games.
Wijnaldum says the workforce already does quite a bit to advertise an anti-racism message however provides “it is never enough until it (racism) has stopped.”
Sections of followers have booed England gamers after they took a knee earlier than two Euro 2020 warm-up matches. The Football Association have issued a press release asking England followers to respect the proper of gamers to “take a knee” as a protest in opposition to racial injustice, and never boo them earlier than matches on the European Championship.England gamers had been booed by some followers earlier than two latest friendlies after they knelt – a protest borrowed from American NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick and popularised by the Black Lives Matter motion.