Marvelous Matt Gaetz retweeted by Trump: "I’d rather the US not have a soccer team than have a soccer team that won’t stand for the National anthem"

[basquebromance]

i couldnt agree more

Matt Gaetz: US shouldn’t have a national soccer team if players won’t stand for national anthem - Washington Examiner

A Republican congressman suggested the United States dispense with having a national soccer team after the U.S. Soccer Federation voted to repeal a 2017 policy that required players to stand during the national anthem."I’d rather the US not have a soccer team than have a soccer team that won’t...

www.washingtonexaminer.com

 

[Anathema]

100% in agreement. Maybe these ladies will stop whining about getting underpaid when their team runs the risk of being permanently disbanded.

 

[toobfreak]

100% in agreement. Maybe these ladies will stop whining about getting underpaid when their team runs the risk of being permanently disbanded.

Guess what. If your soccer team won't even stand for their own country's anthem, you DON'T have a soccer team. Time to flush them goodbye.

 

[Anathema]

Guess what. If your soccer team won't even stand for their own country's anthem, you DON'T have a soccer team. Time to flush them goodbye.

Definitely. I’ve been saying that for several years.

 

[MarathonMike]

Oh noooos! What will we do without Lesbian kickball?

 

[basquebromance]

CANCEL ALL WOMEN'S SPORTS! FIRE ALL MALE ATHLETES WHO KNEEL!

problem solved. tell them you're fired you SOB

 

[Tommy Tainant]

Its a good job that your dopey government doesnt get to say if this can happen.

 

[basquebromance]

Trump treats Matt Gaetz like he's one of his chicks, Melania or Stormy

 

[DigitalDrifter]

I agree, but other than the dyke Rapinoe, is there "news" that the entire team plans on kneeling ?

 

[Fang]

The US men can't even qualify for the World Cup so no issue there. As for the women, I enjoy watching them, but I can't watch if they don't stand for out anthem. Really, they need all the fans they can get.

 

[basquebromance]

The US men can't even qualify for the World Cup so no issue there. As for the women, I enjoy watching them, but I can't watch if they don't stand for out anthem. Really, they need all the fans they can get.

the US Men have qualified before, even reaching quarter finals, and if they produce a couple of stars, they will qualify again. the World Cup has expanded to include more teams, starting in 2026, which will be held in the US, incidentally

yea, i'm a soccer nerd. sorry

 

[DigitalDrifter]

So this is what you guys are talking about:




Women’s Team Wants U.S. Soccer Federation to Repeal Ban on Kneeling for National Anthem

By Associated Press

June 9, 2020 3:23 AM EDT

(CHICAGO) — The U.S. women’s national team wants the U.S. Soccer Federation to repeal the anthem policy it instituted after Megan Rapinoe started kneeling during the “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

The U.S. women’s team also wants the federation to state publicly that the policy was wrong and issue an apology to the team’s black players and supporters.

“Further, we believe the Federation should lay out its plans on how it will now support the message and movement that it tried to silence four years ago,” the U.S. women’s team said in a statement posted on the Twitter feed of its players association Monday night.

Rapinoe took a knee during the anthem at a pair of national team matches in 2016. She said she wanted to express solidarity with San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who silently took a knee during the national anthem before NFL games to raise awareness of police brutality and racial injustice.

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The U.S. Soccer Federation then approved a policy in February 2017 that stated players “shall stand respectfully” during national anthems. The policy remains in place, though the unions for the men’s and women’s teams believe it doesn’t apply to their players because of their collective bargaining agreements.

Kaepernick and Rapinoe each faced sharp criticism for the protest for years. But public sentiment has changed since George Floyd’s death last month.

Floyd, a black man, died after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck while Floyd was handcuffed and saying that he couldn’t breathe. His death sparked protests in Minneapolis and around the country, some of which became violent.

A lawyer for the men’s team union also called for the repeal of the policy and an apology in a statement provided to BuzzFeed News, which was the first to report on the U.S. women’s statement.

A message was left by the AP seeking comment from the federation.

Women’s Team Wants U.S. Soccer Federation to Repeal Ban on Kneeling for National Anthem

Megan Rapinoe kneeled during the anthem at some matches in 2016 to express solidarity with Colin Kaepernick

time.com

 

[Jarlaxle]

Do three people in the US actually give three shits about soccer?

 

[Tumblin Tumbleweed]

Snowflake-athon in here. Love to see it

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

Could you imagine if Black Lives Matter had a soccer team who refused to stand when their anthem, ‘Fuck The Police’, was played?
Could you imagine if Black Lives Matter even had a soccer team? They’d dribble the ball down the field (palming the ball and traveling most of the way) and dunk the ball over the goal post. Then they’d get in fights every ten minutes and blame racism and legacy of slavery.
Like Oprah bitching that slavery is why she’s only worth a couple of billion.