Daily News | Alejandro Bedoya encourages World Cup players to speak up on issues beyond the field
during a 2019 game in Washington where he scored, then called on Congress to pass gun control legislation.
“In Philadelphia, I mean, the gun violence is crazy,” Bedoya said on stage. “It takes a lot of courage, it does, and I understand players that maybe are not so much willing to speak out on issues -- because younger guys especially, they’re concerned about their careers, the next contract.”“I think if anything, these last few years have shown that us athletes, we have a platform, and it’s important that we try to leverage that to put more positivity into our lives, into society,” Bedoya said.
He nodded toward Bennett as he continued: “You mentioned Qatar. When it comes to gun violence, we’re talking about having a better society, for our families, for our neighbors, for our friends. And that’s just where I come from.”a strong letter to Congress in June“I think it means a lot, and I think it was important for the national team, for the players there, to have courage and come together as a Federation to speak out on the gun violence,” he said.
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