Chelsea’s Alonso to stop taking the knee

Marcos Alonso. Pic/AFP

Chelsea defender Marcos Alonso will no longer take the knee as a sign of protest against racism because the Spain left-back believes the gesture is losing a bit of strength.

Alonso will instead point to an anti-racism badge on his shirt. Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick started the trend of taking the knee to protest against police brutality.

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