The National Women’s Soccer League returned to play Saturday. The first league — team sport — to do so since the COVID-19 pandemic struck.
This also marked the first playing of the national anthem before a game of a team sport. And with the call for social justice and equality reform, the national anthem figured to be a memorable moment.
It was as many members of the teams kneeled during the playing of the song before the match in Utah between the North Carolina Courage and Portland Thorns.
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Many @NWSL players kneeled during the national anthem ahead of the #2020ChallengeCup opener. pic.twitter.com/mwRozO7Vya
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) June 27, 2020
📣 In case you haven't heard, #BlackLivesMatter 📣 pic.twitter.com/SBQkmCbBbL
— NWSL (@NWSL) June 27, 2020