'I don't think it is appropriate to have a national anthem before a baseball game or an MLS game.'
-- the former head coach for the U.S. Men's National Team -- is calling for an end to pregame Star-Spangled Banner renditions ... saying straight-up"it is inappropriate."this week."We don't use national anthem in movie theaters or on Broadway, or for other events in the United States."Don't get it twisted, Arena -- a New York native and a current coach in the MLS -- says he's as patriotic as they come and understands why players kneel during the song.
But, Arena makes it clear he believes the whole thing is just unnecessary ... kneeling controversy or not. "Think about it," Arena said."In Major League Soccer, most of the players that are standing on the field during the national anthem are international players. They are not even Americans." "So why are we playing the national anthem? With all due respect, I live in the greatest country in the world but I think it is inappropriate."
Of course, back in 2016 and 2017 at the height of the kneeling protests in the NFL ... some pundits suggested doing away with the anthems altogether to assuage the issue.
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