Reaction to the new U.S. Soccer policy that requires players to “stand respectfully” during the playing of the national anthem was swift. It was only one of the soccer stories on Twitter on a weekendthat marked the first week of MLS and saw the USA won a historic victory at the Concacaf Under-20 Championship. 

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