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Kimora's POV

"We're here Kai." Mommy says as we pull up to Red Bull Arena.

After the bus stops everyone grabs their bags then we get off the bus and head to the locker room.

When I get to the locker room I put my stuff down in my locker then I open my bag and grab my jump rope.

Once I have my jump rope I follow the girls out to do the pitch inspection then I stand off to the side and do my normal skipping routine with the jump rope while listening to music. 

After 15 minutes I stop doing jump rope thing then I follow my teammates back to the locker room.

When I get to my locker I take my AirPods out, take out my nose ring, take off my necklaces and my rings, then I put my jewelry and AirPods in my bag.

Once I'm jewelry free I put on my warm up top then I put on my game shorts.

I then sit down in my locker, put my long, curly, raven black hair up in a ponytail, put on my socks and put on my black and rainbow boots.

After my boots are on I head onto the field with the outfield players

When I get on the pitch I run through my warm ups with the starters for a while then we head back to the locker room.

Once in the locker room I notice three people standing in the locker room.

"Why are you three here?" Kelley asks.

"All of you are required to stand for the anthem." Earnie Stewart says.

"No." I say as I notice Ash filming this interaction. "Hell no."

"Kimora this looks bad on your teammates." Cindy Parlow Cone says.

"How about you protect your players of color for once?" I say then I point to the ladies who choose to stand for the anthem. "They know the consequences of them standing, they know they're losing fans, and that's on them not me."

US Soccer is trying to make everyone stand for the anthem.

"What would your father say about kneeling?" Seth Jahn says.

"Well my father was one of the military members who Kaepernick talked to about kneeling so he'd probably say keep on doing what you feel is right." I say. "And fuck you for even bringing him up."

"You're disrespecting the flag." Seth says.

"Look at what you're wearing." I say then I point to Seth's tie. "That is the only thing disrespecting the flag because, according to the US Flag Code, the American flag should never be used for wearing."

"I..."

"You can't just pick and choose shit to fit your argument." I say.

"Cindy, Earnie, and Seth." Vlatko says.

Ah shit.

"Get the fuck out." Vlatko says. "And leave my team alone."

THAT'S MY COACH.

After the three pricks leave we are told to head to the tunnel so I put on my jersey and armband then I head to the front of the line in the tunnel.

Minutes later we are told to head out onto the field for the prematch stuff so I lead our team out onto the field

Once on the field we stand in a line and stand in silence for the Canadian anthem.

When our anthem starts the entire starting eleven and most of the people on the bench take a knee.

After our anthem plays we shake hands with the refs and the Canadian's then I do the coin toss with Jessie Fleming.

Once the coin toss is done with I head to our bench, do our team huddle, then I head onto the field with my teammates.

"Breathe." Mama says. "Forget everything that just happened and focus on the game.

"What about after the game?" I ask.

"Destroy them."

- - - - -

"Great game Kai." Hope says as she hugs me after the game.

We won 1-0, but who really cares.

I'm more concerned with the bullshit that happened before the game.

"Thanks." I say.

"You gonna destroy US Soccer?"

"Yep." I say.

"That's my girl." Hope says.

Hope and I shake hands with everyone else then we do our team huddle.

After the team huddle I head straight to the press room and wait.

Eventually the media arrive so I get started.

As I'm about to speak again all of my teammates come and stand behind me

"We're with her." My teammates say then I turn around and face the media.

"Everyone ready?" I ask as I stand in front of the press after the game.

"What's going on Kimora." Someone says then I take a deep breath.

"I, Kimora Jade Heath, am calling for the immediate resignation of Cindy Parlow Cone, Earnie Stewart, and the removal of Seth Jahn from the US Soccer Athlete Council." I say. "Before the match those three tired to bully us into standing for the anthem for the foreseeable future...And I do have video evidence of this and it has been sent to everyone here and posted on my social media's."

After I speak, all the reporters get out their phone's and watch the video.

Once the video ends, everyone looks back up to me.

"Cindy, Earnie, and Seth have no business being in positions of power if this is how they treat their employees." I say. "They have no business to be in their positions if they want to bully us into their agenda."

"G'head Kai." Crystal whispers from next to me.

"After his almost 10 minute racist rant yesterday at the US Soccer AGM, it is clear that Seth is not a person US Soccer should have associated with them." I say. "Cindy and Earnie had ample time to denounce Seth's statement's, but she hasn't done so which leads me to believe that they either don't care that an employee of their's discriminates against another employees or they agree's with everything Seth said."

"What the hell is going on here?" Cindy Parlow Cone asks as she comes into the press room.

"I'm letting the world know exactly who you are." I say. "And I'm calling for your immediate resignation."

"For what reason?" Cindy asks.

"You know the reason." I say.

"For making you stand for the Anthem?" Cindy asks making me smile

"Case closed."