The U.S. Soccer Federation repealed the league’s ban on kneeling during the pre-game national anthem on Wednesday following recent protests and riots raging throughout the nation ostensibly over the death of George Floyd, a black male who died last month after a police officer knelt on the 46-year-old’s neck for over eight minutes during an arrest, as shown in viral video footage.
“The U.S. Soccer Board of Directors voted yesterday afternoon to repeal Policy 604-1, which required our players to stand during the national anthem,” U.S. Soccer announced Wednesday.
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