FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - World Cup Qualifiers Europe - Group D - France v Ukraine - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - March 24, 2021 France's Raphael Varane REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
(Reuters) - Taking the knee before matches has lost some of its meaning and can create "a lot of tension", France centre back Raphael Varane said.
The anti-racism gesture was at the centre of controversy before the European Championship got underway when England players were booed by some of their own fans in two friendlies, while Ireland were also jeered in Hungary.
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