{"id":1254791,"date":"2022-11-21T09:34:13","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T09:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/21\/england-to-take-the-knee-before-iran-game\/"},"modified":"2022-11-21T09:34:13","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T09:34:13","slug":"england-to-take-the-knee-before-iran-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/21\/england-to-take-the-knee-before-iran-game\/","title":{"rendered":"England to take the knee before Iran game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image_2022-11-21_081134173-696x392.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"England players take the knee to highlight the fight against racism and inequality\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">England players take the knee to highlight the fight against racism and inequality<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Gareth Southgate says his England players will take the knee before Monday\u2019s World Cup opener against Iran.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Three Lions\u00a0have carried out the anti-racism gesture before their matches since\u00a0the death of George Floyd in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>They have decided to continue with the gesture during the tournament in Qatar after recent talks.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s what we stand for as a team and have done for a long period of time,\u201d said Southgate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe feel this is the biggest and we think it\u2019s a strong statement that will go around the world for young people, in particular, to see that inclusivity is very important.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Premier League players also took the knee before matches following football\u2019s return from the Covid-19 shutdown in the summer of 2020.<\/p>\n<p>It was then decided ahead of the start of this season to use specific moments throughout the season to take the knee rather than making the gesture at every match.<\/p>\n<h3>FA to seek clarification over One Love Armband<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-214.png\" alt=\"World Cup 2022: Southgate says Three Lions will take the knee before Iran match\" class=\"wp-image-10032212582\" width=\"726\" height=\"408\" title=\"World Cup 2022: Southgate says Three Lions will take the knee before Iran match\"\/><figcaption><strong>The OneLove armband promotes diversity and inclusion \u2013 and is a symbol aimed at standing up to discrimination<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Football Association is trying to get clarification over whether captains will be booked if they wear the OneLove Armband in matches in the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The captains of nine countries, including\u00a0England\u00a0and Wales, had planned to wear the OneLove armband to promote diversity and inclusion.<\/p>\n<p>But Fifa\u00a0announced new armbands\u00a0in partnership with three United Nations agencies on the eve of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>The FA wrote to Fifa in September about the armband but didn\u2019t get a response. Their position was that they were willing to take a fine.<\/p>\n<p>They are hoping that they get an answer later on Sunday before the match against Iran on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"jIqH6qDb1rc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"GHS officers cautioned against taking gifts from suppliers of nutrition materials (18-11-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jIqH6qDb1rc?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England players take the knee to highlight the fight against racism and inequality Gareth Southgate says his England players will take the knee before Monday\u2019s World Cup opener against Iran. The\u00a0Three Lions\u00a0have carried out the anti-racism gesture before their matches since\u00a0the death of George Floyd in 2020. 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