WASHINGTON — Five D.C. United fan groups said Monday they’ll remain quiet for the first four matches this season to protest the Major League Soccer team’s partnership with Saudi Arabia.D.C. United took a preseason trip to the Middle Eastern country, playing four exhibition games there from Jan. 30 to Feb. 9.In a joint statement, the groups said they will refrain from banging drums or bringing flags and banners as a sign of protest.“The club’s stated values of being ‘relentless, deliberate and decisive’ must also include a deliberate respect for human rights,” the groups…
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D.C. United fan groups plan protest of the MLS club’s preseason trip to Saudi Arabia
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