Players from the National Women's Soccer League's North Carolina and Portland teams wore 'Black Lives Matter' shirts and kneeled in a pre-game moment of silence Saturday.
Players from the National Women's Soccer League's North Carolina and Portland teams wore"Black Lives Matter" shirts and kneeled in a moment of silence Saturday to protest racial injustice and police brutalityThe moment of silence -- in which all 22 starting players knelt – came before the Courage vs. Thorns FC match at Zions Bank Stadium in Salt Lake City.
A majority of the players also knelt during the national anthem, although some team members were seen standing., the teams said:"We took a knee today to protest racial injustice, police brutality and systemic racism against Black people of color in America. We love our country and we have taken this opportunity to hold it to a higher standard. It is our duty to demand that the liberties and freedoms this nation was founded upon are extended to everyone."
U.S. women's national team star Megan Rapinoe became the first women's player to kneel during the anthem in 2016 in support of Colin Kaepernick, the former NFL quarterback who started the movement. Rapinoe is not playing in the NWSL's tournament, citing coronavirus concerns.
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