Donald Trump isn't impressed with the sport's governing body's call and claims he won't be tuning in to the game any longer
"I won’t be watching much anymore! And it looks like the NFL is heading in that direction also, but not with me watching!" Trump said on Twitter.
Donald Trump has taken a shot at U.S. Soccer, claiming he won't be watching the game anymore following a decision not to force players to stand for the national anthem.
America has been rocked by protests after the death of George Floyd with footballers around the world adding their voices to the Black Lives Matter movement.
"The U.S. Soccer Board of Directors voted yesterday afternoon to repeal Policy 604-1, which required our players to stand during the national anthem," the federation said in a statement.
"It has become clear that this policy was wrong and detracted from the important message of Black Lives Matter.
"We have not done enough to listen -- especially to our players -- to understand and acknowledge the very real and meaningful experiences of Black and other minority communities in our country. We apologise to our players -- especially our Black players -- staff, fans, and all who support eradicating racism."
"There's not going to be any fans in the stands, so we didn't see that it would be appropriate. And I feel today no different than I felt then, which is if a player is looking to express their right to kneel during the national anthem, they should have the right to do so.
"I would hope that they would stand, but if they opt not to, that's their prerogative and we will support that."
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