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Wilfried Zaha becomes first Premier League player to refuse to take a knee

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Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha refused to take the knee before this afternoon's clash with West Brom. The pre-match gesture has become almost a permanent fixture of the English game, with players dropping to one knee before kick-off as a way of highlighting ongoing racial injustice in society.

But as every other player and member of staff at Selhurst Park took the knee this afternoon, Zaha refused. The Ivorian remain stood, with his arms behind his back.

And Zaha has released a statement, explaining why he has decided against continuing with the gesture. "My decision to stand at kick-off has been public knowledge for a couple of weeks now," it read."There is no right or wrong decision, but for me personally I feel kneeling has just.

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