English football club Brentford explain why their players didn’t take the knee

True to their word, Brentford’s players stood as their opponents and the match officials all took a knee. [photo courtesy]

English football club Brentford has announced that their players will no longer be taking a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter campaign, ahead of kickoffs.

In the wake of George Floyd's death in Indiana last year, Premier League and English Football League (EFL) clubs have taken a knee before games as a show of protest against racial injustice.