Tulsa Athletic of the National Premier Soccer League announced Wednesday it will no longer play the national anthem before matches and will replace it with "This Land Is Your Land."
The club issued a statement about the move:
"Tulsa Athletic's mission is to create an inclusive community through the game of soccer. After carefully reviewing 'The Star-Spangled Banner' lyrics and meaning, including the third verse which mentions 'No refuge could save the hireling and slave / From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave…,' Tulsa Athletic came to the decision that the song does not align with the club’s core values.