Woke Women's Soccer Supporters Throw Fit Over Another Team Sponsored By Credit Union

Woke Women's Soccer Supporters Throw Fit Over Another Team Sponsored By Credit Union Called 'America First'



However, despite being relative underdogs in the scheme of the NWSL, the Royals are already confounding their competitors. Not because of their superior play on the pitch or unsporting tactics, but because of the title sponsor on the front of their jerseys: America First Credit Union.

No, seriously.

According to the Salt Lake Tribune, supporters for the Chicago Red Stars and North Carolina Courage, the Royals' first two opponents, voiced displeasure with the sponsor, seeming to blame them for, um, white supremacy or something.

NWSL fan groups have released statements denouncing Utah’s jerseys — which feature the name of a local credit union — as racist and hateful.

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— The Salt Lake Tribune (@sltrib) March 27, 2024

“While we support all the Utah players and their fans, we can’t stand by without mentioning the front of jersey sponsor, America First Credit Union, of our opponent -- the Utah Royals,” read a statement from The Uproar, a supporter group for the Courage, before their March 22 matchup.
“The phrase ‘America First’ has a long history rooted in racism, fascism, and hateful ideology.”

Chicago Local 134, the supporter group for the Red Stars, echoed similar sentiments before the March 16 season opener.

“The history of the phrase ‘America First’ and the imagery used in the credit union’s logo is rooted in racist ideology [and] propaganda that harks back to the Nazis and the KKK,” the statement read.

Both supporters' groups thanked Diaspora United -- which describes itself as "[a] soccer podcast that centers Black women in the global game" on its X profile \-- for calling attention to it.

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