US Soccer Repeals Policy Of Requiring Players To Stand During National Anthem

The U.S. Soccer Federation has lifted its ban on the controversial practice - followed by some players - of kneeling while the national anthem is played. USSF Board of Directors voted Tuesday to repeal Policy 604-1, which required soccer players to stand during the national anthem. The board meeting via conference call was convened by USSF president Cindy Parlow Cone. USSF admitted that the pol