England and Scotland players take the knee ahead of kick-off Players and staff from both England and Scotland took the knee ahead of their Euro 2020 clash. While the England squad have seen the gesture booed by a minority of supporters of late, Scotland have been standing against racism before games. Having initially said they would not take the knee, the visitors relented and – despite both sets of supporters booing their rivals’ national anthems – the reaction to the anti-racism gesture was the most positive of recent games, with a cacophony of noise drowning out barely audible booing.