Overview

• The Lionesses announced they will stand before kick-offs at Euro 2025 matches, saying the knee gesture no longer suffices to tackle racism.
• Defender Jess Carter said she is stepping away from social media after receiving a wave of racist online abuse following the quarter-final win over Sweden.
• Head coach Sarina Wiegman called taking the knee “not enough” to address discrimination and endorsed the squad’s search for alternative anti-racism measures.
• The Football Association is collaborating with UK police to pursue and hold accountable those responsible for online racial abuse.
• Former striker Ian Wright argued kneeling should remain an individual choice, while Piara Powar of anti-discrimination body Fare urged the team to keep up the gesture as a powerful protest.