The profit-and entertainment-trimmed American Sport is more political than ever before – and with more votes than ever before.
in addition to already believe strong athletes such as Basketball Superstar LeBron James, the past three weeks have have gone with a country-wide Anti-racism protests have also led to strong Statements from people and institutions, the social Controversy in the past. The US Sport has woken up to the issue of racism.
The NBA has emphasized that it wants to use the season finale in Florida explicitly to make the problems in the country and stand up for change. NFL Boss Roger Goodell encouraged the NFL to peaceful Protest. The US football Association has tipped one of his rules, and apologised for the ban to his knees, and the ignorance of his black players. And the most popular, and especially in the South of the United States popular Motorsport series, Nascar has banned the battle flag of the Confederate in their race.
US sports rise against Trump
“For the conditions of the sport, this is an avalanche. And, the statement not scissors stronger than anything else: Those who represent a strong opinion, about what they have to say Trump and his mobbender Twitter Account about you,” wrote a columnist for the “Washington Post” Recently. That US President Donald Trump has withdrawn on Twitter of the professional football League, MLS and even the NFL as a reaction to his interest fizzles just. imago/ZUMA Press In October, is Quarterback Colin Kaepernick (m.) with his teammates of Eli Herold (left) and Eric Reid during the national anthem on the knee
Since the African-American George Floyd, on 25. May was so depressed for a long time a white COP with the knee in the neck to the ground, that he died of it, go to the people protesting. Old and young, from all layers of society and with all skin colors and sometimes almost all the teams, most recently in Denver, the NFL Team the Broncos.
Brees is aimed directly at Trump
professional athletes have a sense of, to recognize the weakness of an opponent and to use for themselves. A team starts, especially on the left of your goals? Has balls to a tennis player problems Stop? And also in the complex structures of an Association with leadership players, a Trainer and Management professionals do not feel able to, when they allow you more freedom, because the Boss just sits so firmly in the saddle, and his authority is tarnished. imago images/ZUMA Press Saints Quarterback Drew Brees
And so it is not surprising for just a Moment that Drew Brees has married a few days ago actually, @realdonaldtrump in the social networks to directly address and to tell him more or less clearly the opinion. Politely, without insult, but clearly critical: “We can no longer use the flag longer, the people reject them or you from the real issues to divert our black communities are facing,” wrote the Quarterback of the New Orleans Saints.
NFL admits error on
bree had lived in the days before a remarkable change of heart. So how Trump and many of his followers bree felt the knees during the playing of the national anthem, as it did to Colin Kaepernick in 2016 as the first NFL Pro to Protest against police violence and racism, as a lack of respect for the US flag. The Brees said in an Interview and apologized after severe criticism in the days after that arrest and multiple believe it.
He listened and understood that it was Kaepernick and all the other something Important is gone, and by a disrespectful treatment of the flag can be no question. He told Trump that he had also been like to be photographed, after all. imago images/ZUMA Wire NBA Champ LeBron James (m.)
NFL Boss Goodell I went to great public pressure, in this case, the League to Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback Patrick Mahomes-even so far as professionals fuelled by the black stars to recommend the Protest explicitly and to allow. Although the League kneeling professionals has sanctioned in the past for a number of years, nevertheless, this was remarkable, considering how little agree with Goodell with Kapernicks action was.
And now? The experts of the NFL is your target start to the season in September, more or less collectively on one knee.
the fight against racism: MLS professionals reasons, “Black Players Coalition”
However, have closed more than 70 black players from the North American professional League MLS in the fight against racism together. As several players announced on Friday via Twitter, was founded in the “Black Players Coalition”. This is to combat the objective, “to stand by the side of all those, the racism in the world of football”.
The MLS welcomed the establishment and pledged their support, with the players Union in the MLS, the coalition wants to work together. 19. June as the anniversary of the founding of the players selected in reference to the commemoration of Juneteenth. In the year 1865, the last slaves were freed in the United States.
US presidential elections: a danger for Trump?
In the November presidential elections in the United States. The sports world wants to use at one of the now most important topics of their range, can’t Trump favor. “We have the feeling that we get currently, some hearing and attention, and now it is time for us to make at last something,” said Lakers professional LeBron James recently the “New York Times”.
as of The understanding: four years Ago, approximately 137 million people have voted in the United States. The 35-year-old James has in the social networks 136 million Followers. And he is far from alone.
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