Olympique de Marseille has explained that they chose not to kneel in their Champions League clash with Manchester City because French clubs “do not settle for American habit as well as in the UK. “
Marseilles have been criticized after their players surrendered when City knelt before kick-off last month in the ritual that has not been unusual in the fight against racism.
Marseille insists that they stayed up not as a cover-up to show their cause “in their own way. “
Addressing the problem, Marseille explained that they “do not adapt the American habit as in the UK”
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