The National Women's Soccer League is the first North American pro sports league to commence since the pause of sports due to the coronavirus pandemic in March
The NWSL kicked off its Challenge Cup with a showdown between North Carolina Courage and Portland Thorns in Herriman, Utah, on Saturday.
"We took a knee today to protest racial injustice, police brutality, and systemic racism against black people and people of colour in America," the teams said in a joint statement released before the game."It is our duty to demand that the liberties and freedoms this nation was founded upon are extended to everyone."
US star Megan Rapinoe joined Kaepernick's movement and took a knee while wearing a national team jersey only to have US Soccer create a policy to force all players to stand.
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