U.S. Soccer disputed allegations the women’s national team disrespected a World War II veteran and the American flag before their Olympic send-off match against Mexico on Monday. A video circulated on Twitter showing some of the U.S. players facing away from the harmonica-playing Pete DuPré while other team members faced forward. "To be clear, no one turned their back on WWII Veteran Pete DuPré during tonight's anthem. The players all love Pete, thanked him individually after the game and signed a ball for him," the organization tweeted. Another video showed the players signing DuPré’s soccer ball, including Megan Rapinoe and Crystal Dunn.

Source: Fox News July 06, 2021 11:48 UTC