U.S. Soccer Federation president Cindy Parlow Cone said a recently repealed policy requiring national team players to stand for the national anthem had "missed the point completely."
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Speaking with ESPN FC Daily, Parlow Cone said the USSF board of directors' original discussion in 2017 about the policy centered around "the perceived disrespect for the flag."
Parlow Cone's comments come two days after the USSF board of directors voted to repeal the policy requiring its players to stand for the anthem.