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he U.S. Women’s Nation­al Team (USWNT) wore Black Lives Mat­ter Jack­ets to their inter­na­tion­al friend­ly match against the Nether­lands on Friday.

In a mes­sage post­ed before the game, USWNT star Alex Mor­gan said the team chose to wear the jack­ets as a way to “affirm human decen­cy,” and as a stand against “racial injus­tice and police brutality.”