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(Reuters) - The United States men's team
stepped on to the pitch for their first international match
since February with personalised anti-racism messages emblazoned
on their training jackets.
Gregg Berhalter's team wore the jackets during the national
anthems ahead of Thursday's friendly against Wales at Swansea
and both teams took a knee before kickoff in support of the
Black Lives Matter movement.
"With the goal of inspiring action on social justice issues, all
of the players had 'Be the Change' adorned on the front of their
anthem jackets," the team said in a statement
https://www.ussoccer.com/
stories/2020/11/usmnt-shares-important-social-justice-message-before-match-against-wales.
"Also, on the back of the jacket, each player had the
opportunity to include a personalised message representing
something meaningful to them.
"The spirit of their message is that each and every person has
the ability, opportunity and responsibility to make a difference
in our own way."
Some of the personalised messages included 'Unite In Truth',
'Love In All', 'Stronger Together' and 'End Police Brutality.'
Both sides fielded young experimental line-ups and the match
ended 0-0.
The U.S. take on Panama in another friendly in Austria on Monday
while Wales will meet Ireland in the Nations League in Cardiff
on Sunday.
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by
Michael Perry)
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