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Match of the Day will continue to show teams taking the knee each week despite an increasing number of players choosing not to perform the gesture.
The BBC’s flagship football programme and Match of the Day 2 have shown players taking the knee during every highlights package this season.
A spokesperson for the broadcaster said it regarded taking the knee — which some believe has political connotations — as ‘part of the current football narrative’.
Match of the Day will continue to show Premier League players taking the knee each week
Chelsea defender Marcos Alonso points to the no room for racism badge on his shirt instead of taking the knee
Last month, Chelsea left-back Marcos Alonso joined a number of players in the top flight who chose to remain standing while others kneel during the pre-match ritual.
Alonso said he believed that the gesture was ‘losing its strength’ while Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha has declined to do it because he felt players should ‘stand tall’ in the fight against racism.
Brentford striker Ivan Toney has not taken the knee this
