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Six Premier League players refuse to take the knee in racism campaign round
October 19, 2026 at 03:32 PM
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Six Premier League players refused to take the knee during the latest round of the No Room for Racism campaign, revived this week.
- Six players declined to kneel before matches, including Marc Guehi, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Essa Diop, and Ryan and Tyler Adams.
- Daniel Farke said Calvert-Lewin shows respect for the campaign by standing, saying the striker will not allow anyone to control him.
- Marc Guehi said he has not performed the gesture recently and questioned whether more could be done to advance the campaign.
- Parts of Elland Road booed as players knelt before Leeds United's 1-1 draw with Manchester United on Sunday.

