United States women's national soccer team and Chicago Red Stars teammates Casey Short and Julie Ertz shared an emotional moment as they, their teammates and their North Carolina Courage opponents knelt in protest during the national anthem and for a moment of silence on Saturday.
Krista Ruch of Chicago's CBS affiliate shared the video:
The Courage and Red Stars provided a joint statement regarding the protest:
"We took a knee today to protest racial injustice, police brutality and systemic racism against black people and people of color in America. We love our country and we have taken this opportunity to hold it to a higher standard.