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Premier League: Marc Guehi among six players not to take knee

Premier League players began taking the knee in 2020 following the death of George Floyd and the subsequent Black Lives Matter protests.

The campaign was limited to selected matches following an agreement by club captains before the 2022-23 campaign.

This season, captains agreed to take the knee during October’s No Room For Racism fixtures, which coincide with Black History Month in the UK.

The other five players who did not take the knee this weekend have not publicly commented, but Leeds manager Daniel Farke explained Calvert-Lewin’s position.

“Dom is more or less like, ‘no, I don’t go down. I show my respect by standing up’. Every individual is different and shows respect for this campaign in a different way,” said Farke.

“It’s definitely a good campaign and a good topic that football and sports, in general, support situations like this because a dressing room is a perfect example of how we should all live together.”

Former Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha became the first Premier League player to stop taking the knee in 2021.

“I feel kneeling has just become a part of the pre-match routine and at the moment it doesn’t matter whether we kneel or stand, some of us still continue to receive abuse,” he said at the time.


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