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Robert Warlow

Steve Clarke confirms Scotland's stance on taking the knee for England clash at Euro 2020

Scotland boss Steve Clarke has confirmed a change to their decision to take the knee ahead of the Euro 2020 fixture against England at Wembley.

Clarke has confirmed that Scotland will do so alongside England players when the two sides meet at Wembley next week, after the Tartan Army switched to standing before their World Cup qualifiers in March.

But the Scotland manager confirmed Scotland's stance, saying the two nations will "stand together as one."

He said: "We will continue to take a stand – together, as one – for our matches at Hampden Park. For our match at Wembley, we will stand against racism and kneel against ignorance."

However, Scotland won't take the knee in their match against Croatia and Czech Republic at Hampden Park during Euro 2020.

"We have agreed that we will show solidarity with our counterparts in England, many of whom are teammates of our own players, and who have found themselves on the receiving end of abuse from fans in recent international matches," said Clarke.

"We will continue to take a stand – together, as one – for our matches at Hampden Park. For our match at Wembley, we will stand against racism and kneel against ignorance."

Meanwhile, Liverpool defender and Scotland captain Andy Robertson added: "Our position was – and remains – that the focus must be on meaningful change to fight discrimination in football and wider society.

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