U.S. SOCCER PARTNERS WITH YOU CAN PLAY PROJECT TO CELEBRATE AND SUPPORT LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY
USWNT AND USMNT WILL WEAR PRIDE-THEMED NUMBERS DURING ALL U.S. SOCCER-CONTROLLED MATCHES IN JUNE
CHICAGO (May 30, 2024) – U.S. Soccer will partner with the You Can Play Project for the sixth consecutive year to celebrate and support the LGBTQ+ community during Pride Month in June. The You Can Play Project is an organization dedicated to ensuring equality, respect and safety for all athletes, coaches and fans no matter their sexual orientation and/or gender identity.
Special edition number packs will be worn at all four USMNT and USWNT matches in June that U.S. Soccer controls. U.S. Soccer will then auction off signed, player-worn Men’s and Women’s National Team jerseys with rainbow-themed numbers inspired by Pride, with all proceeds going to You Can Play to help promote a safe and inclusive environment for the LGBTQ+ community.
The USWNT will face Korea Republic twice, first on June 1 in Commerce City, Colo. (5 p.m. ET; TNT, Universo, Max, Peacock) and again on June 4 in St. Paul, Minn., presented by Allstate (8 p.m. ET; TruTV, Universo, Max, Peacock).
The USMNT will take on Colombia in the Summer Showdown, presented by Marriott Bonvoy, on June 8 in Washington, D.C. (5:30 p.m. ET; TNT, Telemundo, Universo, Max, Peacock) before facing five-time world champion Brazil in the second edition of the Allstate Continental Clásico in Orlando on June 12 (7 p.m. ET; TNT, Telemundo, Universo, Max, Peacock).
Fans can bid now at ussoccer.com/youcanplay and the auction will run through June 30. In 2022, the campaign raised a record-breaking amount, with over $92,000 contributed toward making the sport safe and inclusive for LGBTQ+ athletes, coaches, referees and fans.
In addition, a portion of proceeds from Pride items sold on the U.S. Soccer Store, presented by Visa, will benefit the You Can Play Project.
As a long-time supporter of the LGBTQ+ community, U.S. Soccer initially promoted the hashtag #OneNation in 2016 in support of the victims of the Pulse Night Club shooting in Orlando. Four days after the tragedy when the USMNT faced Ecuador in the quarterfinals of the Copa America Centenario, then-USMNT captain Michael Bradley wore a special rainbow armband with the "One Nation” inscription and auctioned off the armband and his jersey while also making a matching donation.