The league has announced that it will no longer allow players to take a knee before matches.
After George Floyd's killing in the USA and the Black Lives Matter movement, players began taking a knee.
When England players were booed while making the stance ahead of Euro 2020 in the UK, it caused a lot of irritation to the government.
More recently, a number of individual clubs and players have announced they will stop taking a knee and now, the premier league have followed suit more than two years since the initiative was first introduced
The FA Cup and Carabao Cup finals, as well as Boxing Day matches and the No Room For Racism rounds, will see players taking a knee.
Ahead of the new season, the captains of the league's clubs have reiterated their commitment to fighting discrimination.
The players will use specific moments during the campaign to take the knee to amplify the message that racism has no place in football or society.
The League's No Room for Racism Action Plan will be used to raise anti-racism messaging as a result of the players' decision.
The 20 captains of the premier league said that they would use significant moments of the upcoming season to take the knee
They said they were committed to bringing about an inclusive society with respect and equal opportunities for all.
The royalties of the 'No Room for Racism' sleeve badges sold on club shirts in the 21st century will be donated to a number of youth clubs by the premier league.
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The first BAME chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association said that the captains of the league decided to find a balance between showing their support and not.
The decision to take the knee should be a personal one for each individual.
The players have told us that they want to find a balance. They don't want the gesture of taking the knee to become a routine one.
They are committed to using their platform and voice to bring attention to what remains an extremely important issue, not just in England but around the world.
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The CEO of Kick It Out said he wants to see change from the new anti-racism plans in the premier league.
We are not seeing that translate into coaching and management because there are so many black players in the premier league. Black players don't want to work in management or coaching.
We have great representation from South Asians in grassroots football, but that isn't projecting itself into the professional game. It is clear that the talent isn't there. The pathway that allows South Asian players to progress is not fair.
The playing side of the game is not reflected in the representation of the senior executives. We need more women at the top of our game to help inform decisions.
The only way things will change is if we get more black and Asian representation in the decision-making corridors. The system of appointing people who look like themselves in football management and senior leadership is self replicating.
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