Moving forward from their stands of solidarity with boycotts of their previous matches, the Los Angeles Galaxy and San Jose Earthquakes square off in the first installment of the Cali Classico derby Saturday night.
Both teams opted not to play their scheduled matches Wednesday in a show of solidarity as players across multiple leagues committed themselves to social justice causes following the police shooting of Jason Blake in Kenosha, Wisc, resulting in multiple days without a substantial portion of scheduled games being played across the country.
"When you share a locker room, and you have to battle with that individual and you have to shed blood, sweat and tears with them, you need to have their back.