SPFL will support any player wishing to take the knee
The SPFL say they will support any player who wishes to take a knee before games.
It comes after Jermain Defoe told Clyde 1 Superscoreboard he believed his fellow Premiership stars will follow their English counterparts' lead in showing their backing for the Black Lives Matter movement.
The Rangers striker knows racism is still a problem in the country and wants Fifa and Uefa to do more to stamp out the issue once and for all.
He said: “In the Premier League players are taking a knee and I wondered if it would happen in Scotland. I believe it will happen.
“I hope when the season starts we will take a knee and be part of this powerful movement.
“At the end of the day, black lives matter. It is nice to see, black and white players, everyone is coming together.
“Big names in football are using the platform they have to highlight it.
“Fifa and Uefa can do a lot more and they must know that. It has got to the point people are saying enough is enough.
“If you make a mistake in life and you get a slap on the wrist then you do it again and punishments aren’t severe enough.
“More has to be done to stop people racially abusing black players. All the stuff going on is hard to watch.
“A lot of the players are young and they shouldn’t have to deal with it.
"I listened to Chris Kamara when he was abused by his own fans and had bananas thrown at him. It isn't as bad but it is still there now.
"I remember playing for England at the Bernabeu and it was a special stadium.
"But myself, Ashley Cole and Shaun Wright-Phillips were racially abused. It ruined it."
In a statement given to Clyde Sport, the governing body said “The SPFL supports all those who stand against racism and continues to work with our member clubs and partners, including Show Racism the Red Card, the Scottish FA and Police Scotland to drive home the message that there’s no place in our game for discrimination of any kind.
“Players and supporters from diverse backgrounds have played, and continue to play, an enormously positive and valued role in our game and we are committed to ensuring that Scottish football is inclusive and welcoming to all. Players who wish to ‘take a knee’ are entirely free to do so.”