{"id":6070,"date":"2020-11-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-womens-soccer-team-kneels-for-anthem-wears-black-lives-matter\/"},"modified":"2020-11-28T15:32:37","modified_gmt":"2020-11-28T15:32:37","slug":"us-womens-soccer-team-kneels-for-anthem-wears-black-lives-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-womens-soccer-team-kneels-for-anthem-wears-black-lives-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"US Women&#8217;s Soccer Team Kneels for Anthem, Wears &#8216;Black Lives Matter&#8217;"},"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-womens-soccer-team-kneels-for-anthem-wears-black-lives-matter%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=6070&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--><div>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">US Women&#8217;s Soccer Team Makes Major &#8216;Black Lives Matter&#8217; Move While Kneeling for Anthem<\/h1>\n<p class=\"featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-be_large size-be_large wp-image-2424924 wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/USWNT-kneel-913x479.jpg\" alt=\"Members of the U.S. Women\" width=\"913\" height=\"479\" \/>Dean Mouhtaropoulos &#8211; Pool \/ AFP \/ Getty ImagesMembers of the U.S. Women&#8217;s National Team kneel during the national anthem before a friendly match against the Netherlands at Rat Verlegh Stadium in Breda on Friday. (Dean Mouhtaropoulos &#8211; Pool \/ AFP \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\">Jack Davis<\/a><br \/>\nPublished November 27, 2020 at 2:50pm<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The U.S. women\u2019s soccer team wore \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/social-justice-101-isnt-mainstream-media-telling-black-lives-matter\">Black Lives Matter<\/a>\u201d warm-up gear Friday before most of the team knelt in protest during the national anthem prior to a match against the Netherlands at Rat Verlegh Stadium in the city of Breda.<\/p>\n<p>The team\u2019s Twitter account claimed the pregame attire was designed to \u201caffirm human decency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not political, it\u2019s a statement on human rights,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-extras trending\"><strong>TRENDING:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/seattle-case-worker-stabbed-death-day-city-council-defunded-police\">Seattle Case Worker Stabbed to Death Same Day City Council Defunded Police<\/a><\/p>\n<p>USWNT member Crystal Dunn tweeted a statement explaining the team\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-us-soccer-repeals-rule-banned-kneeling-anthem\">rationale<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe love our country, and it is a true honor to represent America. It is also our duty to demand that the liberties and freedoms that our country was founded on extend to everyone,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, we wear Black Lives Matter to affirm human decency. We protest against racial injustice and police brutality against Black people. We protest against the racist infrastructures that do not provide equal opportunity for black and brown people to fulfill their dreams, including playing on this team,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the United States Women\u2019s National team players, we collectively work toward a society where the American ideas are upheld, and Black lives are no longer systematically targeted. Black Lives Matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The national team continued to show disdain for its home country during the national anthem, when many of the players took a knee on foreign soil.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/The_Hedonist_6\/status\/1332378166036455425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1332378166036455425%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.westernjournal.com%2Fus-womens-soccer-team-makes-major-black-lives-matter-move-kneeling-anthem%2F<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/The_Hedonist_6\/status\/1332380803607748615<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-extras related\"><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/go-woke-go-broke-nba-reportedly-facing-billions-losses-steep-decline-player-salaries\">Go Woke, Go Broke? NBA Reportedly Facing Billions in Losses, Steep Decline in Player Salaries<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lgbt-anthem-protester-rapinoe-thanks-sports-illustrated-award-bashing-acceptance-speech\">fumed<\/a> at the display.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We wear Black Lives Matter to affirm human decency. This is not political, it\u2019s a statement on human rights. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QHDAx4iv7k\">pic.twitter.com\/QHDAx4iv7k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; U.S. Women&#39;s National Soccer Team (@USWNT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USWNT\/status\/1332330841750470659?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-us-soccer-repeals-rule-banned-kneeling-anthem\">U.S. team<\/a> won the match <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ussoccer.com\/competitions\/uswnt-friendlies-2020\/matches\/united-states-vs-netherlands\">2-0<\/a>. The friendly was a rematch of the 2019 World Cup finals, also won <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/soccer\/match\/_\/gameId\/548680\">2-0<\/a> by the United States.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-ask\">We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism. Read our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/ethics-editorial-standards\">editorial standards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Women&#8217;s Soccer Team Makes Major &#8216;Black Lives Matter&#8217; Move While Kneeling for Anthem Dean Mouhtaropoulos &#8211; Pool \/ AFP \/ Getty ImagesMembers of the U.S. Women&#8217;s National Team kneel during the national anthem before a friendly match against the Netherlands at Rat Verlegh Stadium in Breda on Friday. 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