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Former FC Delco/Union youth goalkeeper Zack Steffen speaks out about racism

Downingtown, Pa. native and current U.S national team goalkeeper Zack Steffen says that if he is going to be wearing the American flag, he needs to know that his country ‘’supports black lives.’’

Steffen took his thoughts to Twitter on Tuesday afternoon, where he expressed his pride in his identity but also his concern about the current situation amidst a nationwide response to the killing of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis.

‘’If I’m going to be wearing the U.S flag,” Steffen wrote. “I need to know that it stands for something worth defending.