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Cacs Can't Stop: MLS players booed in Texas after they take knee during anthem, death threats against Reggie Cannon

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MLS players booed in Texas after they take knee during anthem
BY JOE CONCHA - 08/13/20 10:07 AM EDT 832
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Major League Soccer players from FC Dallas and Nashville SC were met with some boos from a small crowd after they took a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement before a match Wednesday night in Frisco, Texas.
The boos came as MLS for the first time allowed up to 5,000 fans to attend the game in the 20,500-seat stadium due to the coronavirus pandemic and social distancing guidelines, with estimates showing a smaller number attending.
"You can't even have support from your own fans in your own stadium," FC Dallas defender Reggie Cannon said. "It's baffling to me."

"As a team we try to give the best possible product on the field, and these last six months have been absolute hell for us. Absolute hell," he added.
Players across professional sports have largely taken a knee during the national anthem in an effort to bring attention to racial injustice following the May 25 police killing of unarmed African American George Floyd.
Mass protests have followed since, with professional sports from soccer to baseball to hockey to basketball showing support for Black Lives Matter in various forms. The demonstrations have also taken place in other countries.
Floyd's death sparked the forming of Black Players for Change by a number of MLS players.
Cannon said he was anticipating some negative reaction from fans over kneeling before the anthem.
"It hurts me because I love our fans, I love this club, and I want to see the support that the league has given us, that everyone has given us, from our fans," he said.
Nashville prevailed over Dallas, 1-0. The two teams play again on Sunday.
 
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FC Dallas condemns death threats against Cannon

Both Major League Soccer and FC Dallas released statements late Thursday in support of Dallas defender Reggie Cannon.
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FC Dallas condemns death threats against Reggie Cannon
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Both Major League Soccer and FC Dallas released statements late Thursday in support of Dallas defender Reggie Cannon, after the player was the recipient of what FCD characterized as "racist comments and death threats."
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Dallas' statement, attributed to owners Dan and Clark Hunt, read in part: "We want to be clear: We love and support Reggie Cannon. The racist comments and death threats he received are repulsive and unacceptable."





The statements are the latest chapter in what has become an escalating situation following Wednesday's match between FC Dallas and Nashville SC. During the national anthem, both teams opted to kneel in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, which followed similar gestures by players and teams during the just-concluded MLS is Back tournament held just outside of Orlando, Florida.
In Wednesday's instance, the gesture was met with some boos at a match that had fans in attendance, while one person hurled a bottle onto the field. According to an FC Dallas spokesperson, the perpetrator was ejected from the stadium.
Following the match, Cannon was interviewed and expressed his displeasure at the response of some fans, describing it as "absolutely disgusting." He added that, "You can't even have the support of your own fans in your own stadium. It's absolutely baffling to me."
After initially indicating that the team wouldn't be commenting on Cannon's reaction, Dallas eventually released a statement that read in part, "FC Dallas supports our players and fans in their right to express themselves in a peaceful manner."
In the interim, Cannon began receiving hateful and threatening statements on social media, resulting in the statement from MLS and later from the Hunts.
Cannon is a member of the recently formed Black Players Coalition, an organization comprised of over 70 Black players in MLS. Formed in June, the organization's goal is to address racial inequities in MLS as well as positively impact Black communities across the U.S. and Canada.
 
easy_b said:
Damn people take a freaking break this year this is why we will never get rid of this virus shit
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