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MLS players booed for kneeling during the National Anthem

Reggie Cannon, FC Dallas. (Photo by Omar Vega/Getty Images)

MLS players took a knee during the National Anthem Wednesday and were booed.

MLS were booed for taking a knee during the playing of the National Anthem on Wednesday.

With the MLS is Back tournament in the books with Portland Timbers defeating “hometown” Orlando City SC, the 2020 MLS season continues now back at team’s home stadiums rather than inside of the Orlando bubble. The two teams that were prevented from playing in the bubble due to coronavirus outbreaks in FC Dallas and Nashville SC made their return to the pitch Wednesday.