Jaguars players linked arms and took the knee while the the Star Spangled Banner played at Wembley Stadium
Daily Mail: BREAKING NEWS: American football stars drop to their knees during national anthem at Wembley in protest defying Donald Trump after he said sportsman who 'disrespect America' should be SACKED
* Players from Jacksonville Jaguars and the Baltimore Ravens dropped to their knees as national anthem played
* No players were kneeling during the playing of 'God Save The Queen', which followed the US national anthem
* President Trump had stoked tensions by saying NFL players who protested should be sacked by their team
American football stars took a knee in defiance of Donald Trump at Wembley Stadium today after he said sportsmen who 'disrespect America' should be 'fired'.
Players from both Jacksonville Jaguars and the Baltimore Ravens dropped to their knees as the national anthem was played prior to the match in London.
No players were kneeling during the playing of 'God Save The Queen', which followed the Star Spangled Banner.
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Update #1: Ravens, Jaguars players kneel during national anthem after Trump's attacks on NFL (FOX News)
Update #2: NFL players, owners rebuff Trump's attacks as controversy continues for a second day (Los Angeles Times)
Update #3: Trump NFL row: Defiance after US president urges boycott (BBC)
WNU Editor: President Trump's responds ....
Trump urges fans to boycott NFL in ongoing criticism of flag-kneeling players (Fox News)
Donald Trump calls for NFL boycott over 'take a knee' protests (The Independent)
Here is an easy prediction .... this is going to get worse. And while I do believe that most fans will continue to watch their favorite players and teams (at a stadium or on TV) .... especially from those who support what the players are doing .... there is going to be a sizeable group who will lose their enthusiasm (if not already) for the sport that they enjoy watching and feeling that they are a part of. And this is why these protests are going to hurt the economics and the business of sports. Fans need to feel that they are a part of the team for them to spend their money and their time watching their favorite players. Take that away from them .... and pushing a brand of politics is a guarantee way of doing it .... you will kill the spirit of the game for these people because they will certainly no longer feel that they are part of the team. Many team owners are now condemning President Trump .... but I think with time they are going to realize that with these protests (now in their second year) have seriously injured their bottom line, and will continue to do so in the foreseeable future. And while everyone in the sports business is going to blame President Trump for this mess, the truth is that these protests (and the backlash against it) first started when President Obama was in the office .... the only difference now is that President Trump is only voicing what many sports fans have been feeling for the past two years.
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