Some
fans were heard booing as Leicester and Chelsea players took a knee before
kick-off in the FA Cup final.
The biggest football crowd in the UK since players started taking a knee saw
the anti-racism gesture booed by some fans at Wembley, though some applause
was heard alongside the jeering.
More than 20,000 supporters were allowed inside Wembley Stadium for
Saturday's cup showpiece after producing negative coronavirus test results
as a stunning goal from Youri Tielemans handed the Foxes a 1-0 victory.
Players started taking a knee when the Premier League resumed from its
100-day shutdown in June 2020 as part of calls to eradicate racial injustice
in society following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, died while being restrained by white police
officer Derek Chauvin during his arrest in May 2020.
Last month, following a jury's decision to unanimously convict Chauvin of
the murder of Floyd, Tyrone Mings, Marcus Rashford and Jordan Henderson were
among the Premier League players to reinforce their commitment to the fight
against racism and the gesture of taking a knee.
Mings, who was recently subjected to racial abuse on social media, has been
a strong advocate throughout the fight for social justice and has previously
urged people to "stand side by side in the fight for change".
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