{"id":2075959,"date":"2023-10-22T16:25:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T20:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-soccer-star-carli-lloyd-breaks-silence-on-her-teammates-kneeling-during-national-anthem\/"},"modified":"2023-10-22T16:27:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T20:27:09","slug":"us-soccer-star-carli-lloyd-breaks-silence-on-her-teammates-kneeling-during-national-anthem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-soccer-star-carli-lloyd-breaks-silence-on-her-teammates-kneeling-during-national-anthem\/","title":{"rendered":"US soccer star Carli Lloyd speaks out on teammates&#8217; anthem kneeling."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-soccer-star-carli-lloyd-breaks-silence-on-her-teammates-kneeling-during-national-anthem%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2075959&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Soccer Star Carli Lloyd Breaks Silence on Her Teammates Kneeling During National Anthem<\/h2>\n<p>Soccer superstar Carli Lloyd recently opened up about her \u200bdecision not \u2063to\u200b kneel during the \u200dnational\u2062 anthem at the 2021 Tokyo Games, a move that set her apart from her teammates on the U.S. Women&#8217;s National Soccer Team. In an interview with CBS, Lloyd explained her reasoning behind the controversial decision.<\/p>\n<p>According to Lloyd, her choice to stand was not\u200c meant \u200das a protest, but rather a personal decision. \u200cShe had kneeled in previous games but \u200bfelt that for\u2063 her final Olympic match, she wanted to take a \u200bdifferent stance. Lloyd clarified that the kneeling took place just \u2062before kickoff, not during the \u200bplaying of \u2062the national \u200danthem.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cI just felt that we had done \u2062enough of the kneeling and I just wanted\u2063 to \u2063stand for\u200b my last World Championship game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On tonight\u2019s episode of Kickin\u2019 It, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kate_abdo?\">@kate_abdo<\/a> asks \u2063Carli Lloyd about \u2064her decision not to kneel\u2063 in at the \u20642020 Tokyo Olympics. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/juefQnbviD\">pic.twitter.com\/juefQnbviD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CBS Sports Golazo \u2064 (@CBSSportsGolazo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSSportsGolazo\/status\/1714690170757300697?\">October 18, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When asked\u200b about the impact\u2062 of her decision, Lloyd acknowledged that it likely had an effect\u200b on viewers, as she was the only player standing while everyone else kneeled. However, she made it clear that she did not disapprove of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-soccer-star-carli-lloyd-breaks-silence-on-her-teammates-kneeling-during-national-anthem\/\" title=\"US soccer star Carli Lloyd speaks out on teammates' anthem kneeling.\">anti-racism sentiment expressed<\/a> by those \u2062who chose\u2062 to kneel.<\/p>\n<p>Lloyd emphasized the importance of respecting \u2063different opinions and the need for actionable change. She felt that the constant kneeling before games had become repetitive and \u2062wanted to focus on the game itself. Lloyd also mentioned her previous conversations with teammate Megan Rapinoe, who\u200d had\u200d initiated the kneeling trend in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>As the team&#8217;s\u2064 captain, Lloyd\u2062 expressed her concerns \u2062about the distraction caused by\u2064 the focus\u2062 on kneeling \u2064rather than\u2063 the underlying reasons behind it. She believed that the message was getting lost in \u200dthe controversy \u200csurrounding the act itself.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, Lloyd&#8217;s decision\u200d not \u200dto kneel was a \u2063personal one, driven\u200c by \u2063her desire to concentrate on her final World Championship game and her \u2063pursuit of a medal. \u200bShe urged people not to read too much into her choice and to understand that it was\u200c not meant as a statement against the fight against \u2063racism.<\/p>\n<p>Carli Lloyd&#8217;s stance on the issue has sparked\u2062 a conversation about the role of athletes in expressing their beliefs and the impact of their actions on viewers and the broader society.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>A Note from Our Staff:<\/h3>\n<p><em><b>Did you know \u200bthat\u200b 90 percent of advertisers will have nothing to do with The\u2062 Western Journal? 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