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    U.S. Soccer Lifts Ban On Kneeling During National Anthem

    "It has become clear that this policy was wrong and detracted from the important message of Black Lives Matter," U.S. Soccer said on Wednesday. The ban has been in place since February 2017.
    by Vanessa Romo Jun 10, 2020 2 minutes

    The U.S. Soccer Federation has repealed the league's three-year-old ban on kneeling during the national anthem, amid nationwide protests against police brutality and racial injustice sparked by the killing of George Floyd.

    "It has become clear that this policy was wrong and detracted from the important message of on Wednesday.

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