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09-16-2016, 11:12 PM
Megan Rapi**e knelt for the national anthem and U.S. Soccer didn't appreciate it
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Megan Rapi**e knelt during the national anthem before the United States women's national team's 9-0 exhibition win over Thailand on Thursday.*
Though it wasn't Rapi**e's first time (http://mashable.com/2016/09/04/rapi**e-national-anthem-kaepernick/) kneeling in support of Colin Kaepernick's (http://mashable.com/2016/09/13/colin-kaepernick-protest-monday-night-football/)silent national anthem protest, it was her first time doing so while playing for the U.S. squad.
SEE ALSO: Black and white: Why Megan Rapi**e's support for Colin Kaepernick is so important (http://mashable.com/2016/09/06/megan-rapi**e-colin-kaepernick-protest/)
U.S. soccer wasn't thrilled. The organization released this statement:
Rapi**e feels she doesn't necessarily share those "liberties and freedom[s]," she said earlier this month (http://www.espn.com/espnw/sports/article/17467341/nwsl-seattle-reign-us-women-national-team-player-megan-rapi**e-national-anthem-kneel-**d-san-francisco-49ers-quarterback-colin-kaepernick). Her protest of the national anthem is meant to **t only show solidarity with Kapernick (http://mashable.com/category/colin-kaepernick/) but also shed light on some of her own beliefs.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/16/megan-rapi**e-national-anthem/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Kneeling (http://mashable.com/category/kneeling/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), National Anthem (http://mashable.com/category/national-anthem/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Nfl (http://mashable.com/category/nfl/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Brandon Marshall (http://mashable.com/category/brandon-marshall/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Colin Kaepernick (http://mashable.com/category/colin-kaepernick/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/fWX_DLf--V8
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Megan Rapi**e knelt during the national anthem before the United States women's national team's 9-0 exhibition win over Thailand on Thursday.*
Though it wasn't Rapi**e's first time (http://mashable.com/2016/09/04/rapi**e-national-anthem-kaepernick/) kneeling in support of Colin Kaepernick's (http://mashable.com/2016/09/13/colin-kaepernick-protest-monday-night-football/)silent national anthem protest, it was her first time doing so while playing for the U.S. squad.
SEE ALSO: Black and white: Why Megan Rapi**e's support for Colin Kaepernick is so important (http://mashable.com/2016/09/06/megan-rapi**e-colin-kaepernick-protest/)
U.S. soccer wasn't thrilled. The organization released this statement:
Rapi**e feels she doesn't necessarily share those "liberties and freedom[s]," she said earlier this month (http://www.espn.com/espnw/sports/article/17467341/nwsl-seattle-reign-us-women-national-team-player-megan-rapi**e-national-anthem-kneel-**d-san-francisco-49ers-quarterback-colin-kaepernick). Her protest of the national anthem is meant to **t only show solidarity with Kapernick (http://mashable.com/category/colin-kaepernick/) but also shed light on some of her own beliefs.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/16/megan-rapi**e-national-anthem/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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