- ‘It is now not dissimilar to a fancy hashtag,’ says Les Ferdinand
- QPR were criticised for not taking the knee on Friday
Les Ferdinand has defended Queens Park Rangers’ decision not to take the knee before their Championship fixture against Coventry on Friday, saying the gesture has become “little more than good PR”.
Ferdinand, the only Black director of football in the senior English game, spoke out against a slew of media coverage that had criticised QPR for not taking the knee. He said media organisations should “be looking more inwardly” at the inequalities in their own industries, than criticising the club for an action approved within EFL guidelines.
Written by Paul MacInnes
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