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— ❤️NWSL⚽️ (@gbpackfan32) September 5, 2016

U.S. Women’s National Team player Megan Rapinoe showed her support for San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick by kneeling during the national anthem at the Seattle Reign and Chicago Red Stars match in Chicago on Sunday.

Kaepernick has chosen to sit during the national anthem at all of the preseason games as a sign of silent protest against police brutality and racial inequality. On Thursday, Kaepernick and fellow 49ers teammate Eric Reid opted to kneel during the anthem. Kaepernick’s actions have led Santa Clara police to threaten to boycott future 49ers games and other professional athletes such as Victor Cruz and Justin Pugh to openly disagree with him.

Other athletes such as Rapinoe and Seattle Seahawks cornerback Jeremy Lane have joined Kaepernick’s protest.

“It was very intentional,” Rapinoe, 31, told American Soccer Now. “It was a little nod to Kaepernick and everything that he’s standing for right now. I think it’s actually pretty disgusting the way he was treated and the way that a lot of the media has covered it and made it about something that it absolutely isn’t. We need to have a more thoughtful, two-sided conversation about racial issues in this country.”

“Being a gay American, I know what it means to look at the flag and not have it protect all of your liberties,” Rapinoe continued. “It was something small that I could do and something that I plan to keep doing in the future and hopefully spark some meaningful conversation around it. It’s important to have white people stand in support of people of color on this. We don’t need to be the leading voice, of course, but standing in support of them is something that’s really powerful.”

Following the match, Rapinoe tweeted “It’s the least I can do. Keep the conversation going.”

It’s the least I can do. Keep the conversation going. https://t.co/qwfHcqgV6J

— Megan Rapinoe (@mPinoe) September 5, 2016