(Reuters) - Megan Rapinoe said on Monday she will respect a new U.S. Soccer Federation policy requiring national team players to stand during the playing of the U.S. national anthem rather than kneel as a sign of protest.
Rapinoe, who played on the U.S. team that won the 2015 Women's World Cup and won gold at the 2012 Olympics, protested social inequality by kneeling during the national anthem ahead of two games last year.
