Tottenham forward Harry Kane took time to share his opinion on the current trend that sees Premier League players take a knee before games.
Harry Kane has called on fellow Premier League players to carry on with taking a knee before kick-off.
The act gained popularity after former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the U.S national anthem. He was making his support known for the Black Lives Matter movement.
Right after George Floyd’s death at the hands of the police, the Premier League adopted the practice that saw all players and officials on the pitch take a knee pre-game.
Many feel the message has taken its course and is now obsolete. Queens Park Rangers director of football Les Ferdinand is one of such figures that share the above line of thought. However, Kane is of the opinion that it must carry on for proper education and a clear message to be passed across millions of viewers worldwide.
The practice has carried on into the 2020/21 season and the Tottenham star has urged fellow players to carry on with it as long as possible.
“I think we are a huge platform to share our voices across the world, to be honest,” Kane told Nihal Arthanayake on BBC Radio 5 Live.
“Obviously we have done a lot with Black Lives Matter and taking the knee before games. I hear people talking about taking the knee and whether we should still be doing it, and for me I think we should.”
“What people don’t realise sometimes is we are watched by millions of people around the world, and of course for the person who watches the Premier League every week, they see the same thing every week, but I think if you look round the world, you see children watching the game for the first time, seeing us all take a knee and asking their parents asking why we take the knee.”
“I think it’s a great chance for people to explain why and get their point across. I think education is the biggest thing we can do – adults can teach generations what it means, and what it means to be together and help each other, no matter what your race.”
So far, the Premier League have not mentioned any plans about stopping the practice and it won’t be out of place to see other players reason in similar fashion with Kane.
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