Premier League confirm players will continue to take the knee next season

“We remain steadfastly dedicated to our particular goal of killing racial bias any place it exists, to achieve a worldwide society of consideration, regard and equivalent freedoms for all.”

Head League Chief Executive Richard Masters added: “The Premier League, our clubs, players and match authorities have a long-standing obligation to handle bigotry and all types of segregation.

“Following our club skippers’ gathering, that aggregate responsibility was reaffirmed and the Premier League will keep on supporting the players’ solid voice on this significant issue.

“Bigotry in any structure is unsatisfactory and No Room For Racism makes our zero-resistance position understood. The Premier League will keep on working with our clubs, players and football accomplices to achieve unmistakable change to eliminate disparity from our game.”

Taking the knee won’t be a commitment, with the preferences of Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha and the Brentford group having effectively chosen to quit taking part in the motion.

As of late, Aston Villa protector Tyrone Mings hit back after home secretary Priti Patel would not censure allies who booed the taking of the knee.

He said: “To the home secretary – I don’t actually have an immediate message.

“We talked and she welcomed me onto a Zoom call once, where she appeared to be so intrigued and fascinated in players’ sort of perspective and what we could do more to handle these kind of issues.

“And yet, everyone’s qualified for their own assessment. The home secretary is one of many, many individuals that go against us taking the knee, or decline to safeguard it.

“We’ve spoken about it a great deal, we’ve spoken about attempting to instruct or attempting to educate the minority who will not recognize why we’re taking the knee and need to boo it.

“And yet, in Wembley (at the Euros) there was an enormously sure response to us accepting the knee also and I don’t believe that ought to be dominated by a minority that will not acknowledge what the reasons are or don’t concur with them.”