Last updated on .From the section FootballCrystal Dunn (third from left) and her North Carolina Courage team-mates knelt during the national anthem in their NWSL Challenge Cup quarter-match"What, was I going to kneel for 30 more years? In February, World Cup winner Crystal Dunn and her US team-mates stood for the national anthem. It was a collective decision made by the squad after almost a year of taking the knee in protest against systemic racism. Football continues to struggle to combat racism, particularly in a climate where players receive racist abuse on social media. For players like Dunn and Steffen, it is not about will they or won't they kneel before a match.

Source: BBC March 30, 2021 05:15 UTC