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It began with one man.

Five years ago Colin Kaepernick a black American footballer refused to stand during the playing

of the national anthem.

He is expected to kneel once again and protest to what he says are social injustices to African

Americans kneeling during the playing of our national anthem I think is disgraceful.

It divided the nation but as the tally of black victims of police brutality grew so did

the poignancy of the gesture.

In 2020 after the killing of George Floyd people and players all over the world began

to take the mean.

I think they're just sick and tired of football having been hijacked by the black lives matter

ideology.

As our important is this gesture do you need to take a need to show so doubting?

The controversy has continued.

As England faced the Czech Republic in the Euros tonight football is suddenly at the heart

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