The US Soccer Federation’s (USSF) board of directors may possibly repeal its policy that requires players on the American national team to stand for the duration of the…
The policy, which was passed in 2017, states: “All persons representing a Federation national team shall stand respectfully during the playing of national anthems at any event in which the Federation is represented.“
If the board does decide to repeal the policy, the change will take effect immediately but would still need to be voted on by the National Council during an annual general meeting in February or March. During that meeting, the National Council would opt to either keep the policy in place or repeal it.
