U.S. soccer will now allow players to kneel
for national anthem
American Military News,
by
Liz George
Original Article
Posted By: OhioNick,
3/2/2021 12:48:00 AM
The U.S. Soccer Federation will no longer require players to stand for the national anthem, voting to repeal a 2017 policy that called on national team players to “stand respectfully” during the Star Spangled Banner before national team games.
During a virtual conference of the group’s annual general meeting on Saturday, 71.34 percent of National Council members voted to repeal the policy which had already been nixed by the USSF board of directors last summer. Hundreds of voters make up the National Council, including representatives for youth, adult amateur and professional populations, in addition to the athletes’ council.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
AGGW 3/2/2021 12:57:45 AM (No. 711967)
So the US is good enough for you to play on the team, representing the country that isn't good enough for you to respect it's flag and anthem.
39 people like this.
Reply 2 - Posted by:
SALady 3/2/2021 1:11:58 AM (No. 711976)
I'm sure their 20 regular fans will have very mixed emotions about this...
46 people like this.
Reply 3 - Posted by:
HisHandmaiden 3/2/2021 1:41:23 AM (No. 711989)
Disgusting, cancel the season.
KAG
39 people like this.
Reply 4 - Posted by:
Proud Texan 3/2/2021 2:47:03 AM (No. 712003)
If it wasn't for stories like this, I wouldn't know we had a U.S. Soccer Federation.
32 people like this.
Reply 5 - Posted by:
Anti_democRAT 3/2/2021 3:31:36 AM (No. 712011)
Have fun playing with yourself
25 people like this.
Reply 6 - Posted by:
5 handicap 3/2/2021 5:45:40 AM (No. 712036)
Any real coach or team manager would sideline anyone who disrespects their country. The players certainly have a right to protest BUT there is no right to represent or play for that country.
26 people like this.
Reply 7 - Posted by:
bigken2 3/2/2021 6:06:04 AM (No. 712046)
well i guess we really will be not watching
17 people like this.
Reply 8 - Posted by:
WhamDBambam 3/2/2021 6:39:19 AM (No. 712068)
Hard to quit watching something you never watch.
19 people like this.
Reply 9 - Posted by:
Rinktum 3/2/2021 6:45:07 AM (No. 712077)
We are watching sports in our country commit suicide. And for what? The desire to see which team can be the biggest virtue signaling fool. As far as I am concerned, sports is dead to me. No more watching, going to the games or buying the merchandise. Social justice has killed the enjoyment of watching athletes compete. It has become a tedious, self-serving exercise in disrespect.
24 people like this.
Reply 10 - Posted by:
subman47 3/2/2021 6:49:37 AM (No. 712084)
To quote Peter Griffin on Family Guy " OH MY GOD, WHO THE HELL CARES?"
18 people like this.
Reply 11 - Posted by:
LanceLink1 3/2/2021 7:01:10 AM (No. 712096)
Who cares?
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
hoosierblue 3/2/2021 7:12:26 AM (No. 712104)
Any player the disrespects our country shouldn't even be on the team, let alone kneeling.
18 people like this.
Reply 13 - Posted by:
udanja99 3/2/2021 7:41:11 AM (No. 712144)
I guess they learned nothing from the ratings of the NFL.
19 people like this.
Reply 14 - Posted by:
downnout 3/2/2021 7:52:41 AM (No. 712161)
If you won’t stand for the anthem then stop asking America to fund your silly game.
23 people like this.
Reply 15 - Posted by:
F15 Gork 3/2/2021 7:53:20 AM (No. 712162)
Well I’m sure that will boost their current feeble ratings.....
11 people like this.
Reply 16 - Posted by:
clayusmcret 3/2/2021 8:28:27 AM (No. 712217)
So what they're saying is that US Soccer no longer wants support from US citizens. Fine. Lose quickly and begone.
12 people like this.
Reply 17 - Posted by:
Laotzu 3/2/2021 8:37:09 AM (No. 712230)
Remember when soccer was just soccer? Thanks Obama.
9 people like this.
Reply 18 - Posted by:
Daisymay 3/2/2021 8:40:23 AM (No. 712239)
Trump would pull their Funding. I hope they have fun until he's back! Soccer is a stupid game anyway where young people and adults alike run towards a Large, Hard ball so that they can bat at it with their bare head. They when they have had the Three Concussions allowed, they have to quit playing. If my kids were still young I never would allow them to play Soccer!
5 people like this.
Reply 19 - Posted by:
hershey 3/2/2021 9:22:06 AM (No. 712284)
You know what, never watched soccer, never will and you can stick your kneeling knees up your bu&&s for all I care...
7 people like this.
Reply 20 - Posted by:
MDConservative 3/2/2021 10:16:07 AM (No. 712367)
It's time to end subsidies for all national sports teams, whether professional or "amateur", including the Olympics.
1 person likes this.
Reply 21 - Posted by:
"B" 3/2/2021 11:03:24 AM (No. 712417)
If you live in this country and you can't show respect for our flag and anthem then why the hell are you here?
2 people like this.
Reply 22 - Posted by:
stablemoney 3/2/2021 11:09:54 AM (No. 712427)
Two knees is better than one.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
DVC 3/2/2021 12:11:37 PM (No. 712534)
Well, I didn't care about or watch kickball anyway. A stupid, sissy game.
4 people like this.
Reply 24 - Posted by:
DARling 3/2/2021 12:13:13 PM (No. 712539)
Hating your country because of its imperfections is like killing your child because it was born with a mole on its face. Neither attitude or action is logical. Liberals are not logical because killing America would mean losing the only country on earth where their outspoken idiocy would not result in imprisonment or death.
4 people like this.
Reply 25 - Posted by:
JimBob 3/2/2021 8:17:28 PM (No. 713021)
..... as if I needed another reason to NOT WATCH!
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