Politics will be inescapable over the next 15 months, and williamfleitch writes that it was inevitable that political statements would enter onto the field of play
Alejandro Bedoya of Philadelphia Union yelling into a microphone after scoring a goal during Sunday’s game. Photo: Patrick McDermott/Getty Images What’s the most political thing that’s ever happened during a sporting event? I don’t mean beforehand, or afterward, but in the field of play.
Bedoya has never been known as a particularly political figure, but athletes usually aren’t. He’s a veteran American soccer player, which is to say he played in some international leagues before coming back home to the MLS, where he could shine a little brighter and make some money before retirement.
The MLS — which has drawn criticism for its insistence on keeping politics out of its games in the past, and at one point this year refused to preemptively ban right-wing extremists from NYCFC games — decided not to fine or suspend Bedoya, releasing a statement saying that said, “We understand that our players and staff have strong and passionate views on this issue.
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