It was funny a few years ago when the English Premier League was all moralistic, having players “take the knee” before matches in solidarity with social justice, meanwhile all the stadiums and team shirts and television broadcasts were abound with online gambling ads and sponsorships.

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iso1631 an hour ago | parent | next [-]

They didn't "have" players "take the knee", they just didn't stop them. It's called freedom.

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Tycho an hour ago | parent [-]

Freedom as long as it’s a cause officially sanctioned by the league.

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someguynamedq an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Which cause did players want to support but were forbidden from?

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kelipso 41 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Probably Palestine related issues. Can they even talk about that stuff there without getting arrested?

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NullPrefix 40 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

Not FIFA specific but during early 2020s players were forbidden to support skipping the vaccine

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Jtarii an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Has the league sanctioned players taking a knee for other causes?

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basisword 42 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

How are those things in anyway related? The morality around gambling is very debatable. The morality around racism is not.