MLS joins wave of protests against racial injustice with five games postponed

  • Major League Soccer joins NBA and MLB in calling games off
  • Boycotts follow police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin

Five Major League Soccer matches were postponed Wednesday night as players made a collective statement against racial injustice. The action came amid a wave of boycotts in US sports, with NBA play-off games, baseball and tennis matches all called off in protest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin on Sunday.

Atlanta United v Inter Miami, FC Dallas v Colorado, Portland v San Jose, Real Salt Lake v LAFC, LA Galaxy v Seattle were all called off as players decided not to take part in solidarity. The lone match played was between Orlando City and Nashville SC.

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from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/aug/27/mls-joins-wave-of-protests-against-racial-injustice-with-five-games-postponed

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