Ahead of a crucial matchup between Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles FC, Tate Schmitt arrived at the stadium in white sneakers paired with well-worn jeans and a shirt with a simple but important message -- Vote. It's a sentiment that has been echoed throughout the athletic landscape with professional and collegiate organizations alike launching initiatives to inform and encourage participation at the polls this November.
There are very few things that capture the world's attention like an election and in just a few short hours the United States will enter into another four-year cycle with the completion of the general election.