WATCH: U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Issue Statement Before Most Kneel During National Anthem

By
Jon Heltzel
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The U.S. Women’s national soccer team wore “BLM” jackets and most chose to kneel during the national anthem prior to playing the Netherlands.

WATCH:

The team issued the following statement:

The team tweeted “We wear Black Lives Matter to affirm human decency. This is not political, it’s a statement on human rights.”