American football stars took a knee in defiance of Donald Trump at
Wembley Stadium today after he said sportsmen who 'disrespect America'
should be 'fired'.
Players from both Jacksonville Jaguars and the Baltimore Ravens dropped
to their knees as the national anthem was played prior to the match in
London.
No players were kneeling during the playing of 'God Save The Queen', which followed the Star Spangled Banner.
They did so after President Trump had stoked tensions by saying NFL
players who protested during the national anthem should be sacked by
their team.
At a rally on Friday night the president said:
'Wouldn't you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, 'Get that son of a bi*ch off the field right now... he is fired.'
He was referring to a controversial string of protests started by player
Colin Kaepernick last year when he sat or kneeled during the anthem to
highlight the treatment of black Americans.
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Players on both teams and Jaguars owner Shad Khan, who were not
kneeling, remained locked arm-in-arm throughout the playing of the
national anthem and 'God Save The Queen'.
Daily Mail
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