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US Soccer use rainbow logo at Qatar World Cup in support of LGBTQ community

U.S. Soccer Replaces Red, White, And Blue With LGBTQ Pride Colors [Twitter]

The U.S. Soccer Federation is using a rainbow version of its crest at the Americans' World Cup training facility in Doha, Qatar.

The federation, which normally uses a crest with blue lettering and red stripes, changed the stripes to seven different colors at Al Gharrafa training facility, where workouts started Monday ahead of the Americans' World Cup opener against Wales on Nov. 21. The rainbow crest is part of the Be the Change initiative of the USSF and its players, which also called for tougher U.S. gun laws.

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