Euro 2020: Italy win it; morons, encouraged by UK govt., racially abuse England's greatest team since '66.

[KingK]

Allowed to replace players in the squad this late in the day?

Yep, goalies can be replaced on medical grounds throughout the tournament

[Preezy]

Goalies can be replaced throughout the tournament, I believe.

[Moggy]

Apparently goalkeepers can be replaced at any time.

[Jenuall]

BREAKING NEWS: I think goalies can be replaced at any point in the competition

[Corazon de Leon]

Can goalkeepers be replaced at any time in a major international tournament?

[Jenuall]

Good question, surprised it hasn't come up before

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[The Watching Artist]

[Return_of_the_STAR]

So no players from Scotland or Czech Rep took the knee, however they did stand still for 30 seconds. I’m confused as to why they still did that if no one on the pitch was taking the knee. It’s all getting rather confusing.

It's not that confusing.

Scotland decided they would "stand up to racism"

England decided to "take the knee"

Both have the same end, they just picked different methods.

Is that what they are doing? I didn’t realise, if that’s the case why are teams or single players like Zaha for example criticised when they decide to stand up instead of kneel? As you say they are still standing against racism.

The criticism should come when players don’t do anything and just kick off or stand around talking whilst the other team knees or stands.

Which begs another question, why are Scotland changing their stance or the England game. If they are still standing up to racism then why are they being pressured to knee for that game?

[Moggy]

So no players from Scotland or Czech Rep took the knee, however they did stand still for 30 seconds. I’m confused as to why they still did that if no one on the pitch was taking the knee. It’s all getting rather confusing.

It's not that confusing.

Scotland decided they would "stand up to racism"

England decided to "take the knee"

Both have the same end, they just picked different methods.

Is that what they are doing? I didn’t realise, if that’s the case why are teams or single players like Zaha for example criticised when they decide to stand up instead of kneel? As you say they are still standing against racism.

The criticism should come when players don’t do anything and just kick off or stand around talking whilst the other team knees or stands.

Has Zaha been criticised?

He stopped kneeling, explained why and I've never seen anybody having a go at him for it.

[Moggy]

Which begs another question, why are Scotland changing their stance or the England game. If they are still standing up to racism then why are they being pressured to knee for that game?

Where has this idea of "pressure" come from?

There is no pressure. They saw what the England fans were doing and said that they would kneel in solidarity with the England players.

It's all easy to understand if you read what the England and Scotland teams have said.

[Photek]

ROTS has been on a run of bad takes recently...

[Corazon de Leon]

Yeah I'm genuinely not seeing the issue here. England players take the knee. Scotland players stand still for thirty seconds, but have willingly agreed to take the knee on Friday in solidarity with their opponents, who have been abused for their stance by their own fans. There's been no pressure on anyone, or confusion whatsoever.

[Preezy]

Which begs another question, why are Scotland changing their stance or the England game. If they are still standing up to racism then why are they being pressured to knee for that game?

Where has this idea of "pressure" come from?

There is no pressure. They saw what the England fans were doing and said that they would kneel in solidarity with the England players.

It's all easy to understand if you read what the England and Scotland teams have said.

Yes but no-one has come out and explained why they're kneeling!

[Moggy]

Which begs another question, why are Scotland changing their stance or the England game. If they are still standing up to racism then why are they being pressured to knee for that game?

Where has this idea of "pressure" come from?

There is no pressure. They saw what the England fans were doing and said that they would kneel in solidarity with the England players.

It's all easy to understand if you read what the England and Scotland teams have said.

Yes but no-one has come out and explained why they're kneeling!

They've only explained it 300 times! Why can't they explain it again!!!!!

[Return_of_the_STAR]

Which begs another question, why are Scotland changing their stance or the England game. If they are still standing up to racism then why are they being pressured to knee for that game?

Where has this idea of "pressure" come from?

There is no pressure. They saw what the England fans were doing and said that they would kneel in solidarity with the England players.

It's all easy to understand if you read what the England and Scotland teams have said.

Yes but no-one has come out and explained why they're kneeling!

Thanks, if that’s the explanation then that makes sense. I hadn’t seen that mentioned anywhere.

[Return_of_the_STAR]

ROTS has been on a run of bad takes recently...

Asking questions is not a bad take.

[Corazon de Leon]

Some of these David Marshall memes are strawberry floating fantastic

[Oblomov Boblomov]

Which begs another question, why are Scotland changing their stance or the England game. If they are still standing up to racism then why are they being pressured to knee for that game?

Where has this idea of "pressure" come from?

There is no pressure. They saw what the England fans were doing and said that they would kneel in solidarity with the England players.

It's all easy to understand if you read what the England and Scotland teams have said.

Yes but no-one has come out and explained why they're kneeling!

They've only explained it 300 times! Why can't they explain it again!!!!!

They all told us explicitly why they're kneeling, but Farage went on Gammon News and told us all why they're actually kneeling, so now we're allowed to boo again. Ingurrrland sport arrre troops unless they kneeeeel for Marx!

[Jenuall]

It makes you realise what a strawberry floating battle there is to raise awareness of genuine issues when people can't even fathom something which has been explained to them over and over again!

"I know they explained it but nobody has explained it!"