Brown was the latest voice in a row of opinions expressed by UK government officials on the divisive subject of sportsmen taking a knee to highlight racial inequality and discrimination.
Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called on PM Boris Johnson to support English football players as they plan to take a knee before kick-off at their Euro 2020 games.
He also argued against “culture wars” and situations where “someone seized on one instance of someone doing something and tried to make it a big issue that divided the public rather than united the public”.
Brown’s remark comes after Johnson backed England team players who take the knee, but stopped short of criticising booing.
England players were booed by some fans when they kneeled before friendly matches against Austria and Romania last week.
Downing Street showed disunity in its statement on the matter, with Education Minister Gillian Keegan claiming on Thursday that taking a knee was “creating new divisions” in sport.
In contrast, the vaccines minister, Nadhim Zahawi, has said that it was “only right that we back our team”.
English footballers Marcus Rashford and Raheem Sterling have faced racial abuse in the past, with Rashford currently cooperating with the police to tackle racist harassment online.
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