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MLS’s political speech policy is untenable – just ask Austin FC fans

The protests around an anti-ICE T-shirt show that politics can never be separated from sports, especially now On 26 September, Daniela Silva was expelled from Austin FC’s match with San Diego FC for wearing a T-shirt reading “Abolish ICE”. She says she was banned from Q2 Stadium for a year (Austin FC said that the ban was issued by the Austin Police Department, not the club, and that they offered…

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MLS’s political speech policy is untenable – just ask Austin FC fans

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