Racist Speech Overshadows U.S. Soccer’s Repeal of Policy That Forbids Kneeling
On Feb. 27, U.S. Soccer’s National Council officially repealed Policy 604-1
which forbade players from kneeling during the national anthem. U.S. Soccer
enacted the policy in 2017 in direct response to star forward Megan Rapinoe
kneeling prior to a 2016 game against Cambodia in solidarity with Colin