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:
ESPN didn’t show this but TUDN did. #BlackLivesMatter #USWNT pic.twitter.com/1oOWeVxM5x
— Anthony DiCicco (@DiCiccoMethod) November 27, 2020
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.”
We wear Black Lives Matter to affirm human decency. This is not political, it’s a statement on human rights. pic.twitter.com/QHDAx4iv7k
— U.S. Soccer WNT (@USWNT) November 27, 2020