Just days after U.S. Soccer passed its new policy requiring players to stand for the national anthem, dropped USWNT star Megan Rapinoe responded. “It is an honor to represent the USA and all that we stand for – to be able to pull on the red, white and blue to play a game that I love.
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Megan Rapinoe says she will respect a new U.S. Soccer Federation policy that says national team players “shall stand respectfully” during national anthems. The policy was approved last month but came to light Saturday before the U.S. women’s national team lost to England in a SheBelieves Cup match.
Clint Dempsey celebrates his first half goal that gave the U.S. a 1-0 …
U.S. Soccer revealed a new policy Saturday that will require anyone on a national team to “stand respectfully” during anthems. The penalties for failure to do so were unclear.
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