No more kneeling for Bournemouth players, who say the gesture has run its course

Bournemouth players will no longer take the knee before games. Picture: John Walton/PA

Bournemouth have joined fellow Sky Bet Championship side Brentford in deciding to no longer take the knee before games.

The pre-match gesture in support of the Black Lives Matter movement has been a constant part of football since games resumed in June after the first coronavirus lockdown.