Wilfried Zaha has called for more to be done in the fight against racism in football as he refused to take a knee at the start of a game on Saturday. The Crystal Palace forward had long been commenting on the routine of taking a knee before game, saying the gesture no longer passes its intended message. Premier League clubs started taking a knee before kick-off to support the Black Lives Matter movement, which rose to prominence following the death of George Floyd in the United States in May 2020. But Zaha stood tall before kickoff in the Premier League game between Palace and West Brom at the weekend. The 28-year-old becomes the first English topflight player to refuse to take a knee, as he promised he would ‘continue to stand tall.’