STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - European soccer players should copy American footballers by "taking a knee" during national anthems to protest against racism, former World Cup winner Lilian Thuram said on Friday. In a gesture initiated last season by then-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, several NFL players have routinely knelt on one knee during the playing of the American anthem. "I would love it if soccer players did it (took a knee)," Thuram told Reuters. Thuram said he would like to see more white NFL players taking part in the protest. Thuram hopes that the NFL protest will force a change in attitudes.

Source: The Star September 29, 2017 17:03 UTC