Before Euro 2020, new england shirt the then Home Secretary Priti Patel said that she did not support “people participating in that type of gesture politics”. Why do some people oppose taking the knee? It was then decided ahead of the start of this season to use specific moments throughout the season to take the knee rather than making the gesture at every match. This marked the least amount of points the team has ever gained in a group stage (counting 1991 results as 3 points for a win) and set them up for a round of 16 match against Sweden, where they played out a goalless draw and lost 5-4 after a penalty shootout.