Boos rang out as Belgium players took the knee against Russia. England authorities are worried there will be a similar response when England gets its Euro campaign underway against Croatia at Wembley.
Tonight, England gets its Euro 2020 campaign underway against Croatia at Wembley.
"English football has made it very clear that is does not view this as being aligned to a political organisation or ideology," it said. It will not just be the match against Croatia where attention will be focused on players taking the knee. Despite the tension, in a powerful statement of solidarity, both teams said they would kneel, despite Scotland previously saying they would stand.
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