On Friday, Sounders FC players, coaches and staff wore Black Lives Matter t-shirts while traveling from Seattle to Orlando, where the squad is set to compete in the MLS is Back Tournament. The player-driven initiative formed from a team meeting held in the days leading up to their departure.
SoundersFC.com chatted with a handful of players of varying color, ethnicity and age to discuss the t-shirt message, Black Lives Matter and the importance of public-facing activism.
On wearing the t-shirts on the travel day...
STEFAN FREI:
"We had an internal discussion.