US Soccer Federation president Cindy Parlow Cone has apologized to soccer women's national soccer team leader Megan Rapinoe for the policy that the federation instituted when Rapinoe knelt in support of Colin Kaepernick.
US Soccer added the rule when following right-leaning conservatives who tried to make the issue a "patriotic" one, and acted like it was more important to follow our country's hierarchies than support human rights.
“The protests definitely galvanized our thinking on the issue,” Parlow Cone said. “In 2017, when we passed the policy, the board’s discussion centered around the national anthem and the perceived disrespect for the flag, and we missed the point completely. It wasn’t ever about the flag. It was and is about fighting police brutality and the racial injustices in our society. And it’s about seeing and believing and standing with our black and minority communities that fight injustices.”
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-soccer-concacaf-ussoccer-rapinoe/u-s-soccer-president-apologizes-to-rapinoe-idUSKBN23I3DU
