German soccer team, Hertha Berlin, shocked fans when they took a knee on the field before their match Saturday. Players in the National Football League have been widely criticized for kneeling during the national anthem in protest of racial injustice in the United States. Hertha Berlin players adopted the act as a message of tolerance and a move of solidarity with the protesting NFL players. “Hertha BSC stands for tolerance and responsibility,” the team tweeted. “For a tolerant Berlin and an open-minded world, now and forevermore!”

Source: Huffington Post October 15, 2017 01:07 UTC