Soccer-English FA implore fans not to boo players who 'take a knee'

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - International Friendly - England v Romania - Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, Britain - June 6, 2021 England's Jadon Sancho kneels in support of the Black Lives Matter campaign before the match Pool via REUTERS/Lee Smith

(Reuters) - The Football Association have issued a statement asking England fans to respect the right of players to "take a knee" as a protest against racial injustice, and not boo them before matches at the European Championship.

England players were booed by some fans before two recent friendlies when they knelt - a protest borrowed from American NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick and popularised by the Black Lives Matter movement.