aware of the reasons for players choosing to kneel on one knee before matches. In England, 54 percent of soccer fans supported the gesture, while this figure rose to 79 percent among soccer fans in Portugal.
First used by NFL player Colin Kaepernick as a protest during the United States national anthem before a game in 2016, the gesture of "taking the knee" has been adopted as a symbol of protest and a call to action against racial inequality. During a March 2021 survey among soccer fans across Europe, the majority of respondents were Public support for professional soccer players taking the knee before matches in selected European countries as of March 2021
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YouGov. (June 10, 2021). Public support for professional soccer players taking the knee before matches in selected European countries as of March 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243885/taking-knee-support-europe/
YouGov. "Public support for professional soccer players taking the knee before matches in selected European countries as of March 2021." Chart. June 10, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243885/taking-knee-support-europe/
YouGov. (2021). Public support for professional soccer players taking the knee before matches in selected European countries as of March 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243885/taking-knee-support-europe/
YouGov. "Public Support for Professional Soccer Players Taking The Knee before Matches in Selected European Countries as of March 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243885/taking-knee-support-europe/
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