Hammers to nail down awareness of racism

WEST Ham United players will take a knee in their Premier League season opener against Newcastle United today to continue raising awareness about racial injustice, manager David Moyes said yesterday.

“We will take a knee. We don’t think it’s something which will go away,” Moyes told reporters ahead of the Newcastle game at the London Stadium. “We want to see that everyone gets the same treatment.

On Thursday, the Premier League confirmed that players and match officials will wear a “No Room For Racism” badge on their shirts for the 2020-21 season, replacing the “Black Lives Matter” logo that previously appeared on kits.