The us mentioned it alerted CONMEBOL, the South American governing physique that’s organizing the 16-nation event, and can supply psychological well being providers to “any of our gamers and workers who want it.”
Tim Weah, considered one of six Black gamers who began the match for the U.S. group at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, obtained a pink card within the 18th minute for punching an opponent behind the pinnacle. The U.S. group (1-1-0) subsequently took the lead however conceded targets in each halves, together with one within the 83rd minute.
Weah is just not eligible to play within the Group C finale Monday in opposition to Uruguay in Kansas Metropolis, Mo.
CONMEBOL issued a press release late Thursday, saying, “It has been and will probably be CONMEBOL’s most vital coverage defending the values of a simply and inclusive society. … We condemn in each method attitudes of intolerance hiding behind accounts on social platforms.”
