Dallas Soccer Star Reggie Cannon Calls Fans “Disgusting” for Booing and Chanting “USA!” as Players Knelt for National Anthem

Gateway Pundit ^ | 08/13/2020 | Kristinn Taylor

[SeekAndFind]

Several soccer fans out of a crowd of about 3,000 in attendance booed and chanted “USA!” at an MLS game Wednesday night at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas between FC Dallas and Nashville SC as players and refs knelt in unison for the playing of the national anthem before the game. In a post-game press conference, Dallas star Reggie Cannon went off on fans for chanting “USA!” and booing the players, calling the fans “disgusting” and whining that his team has been through “absolute hell” the past six months because of the pandemic. Cannon ranted for over two minutes about the booing of the players for kneeling in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Cannon said the league had turned down a request by players to not play the anthem. Dallas lost 1-0.

Excerpts from Cannon’s rant attacking booing fans:

“I think it was disgusting. I think it was absolutely disgusting. You got fans booing you for people taking a stand for what they believe in and millions of other people support this cause…”

“Unfortunately it was played during these times when we asked for the anthem not to be played. It pissed me off that you can’t even have support from your own fans in your own stadium. It’s baffling to me…”

“…The last six months have been absolute hell for us. Absolute hell. Because We have to watch other people play soccer, and we’re just sitting home unfortunately contracting COVID from the unfortunate situations that we were put in…”

“We had someone chanting “USA!” when they don’t understand what kneeling means…”

Video part one:

I asked @ReggieCannon15 about this moment, and how we felt to have his fans booing them and throwing objects as a result. This was his response: https://t.co/UrY8U4Ofrz pic.twitter.com/OZWaBpP1BR

— Angel Madison Franco (@angelmadison_) August 13, 2020

Part two:

(Had to split because of twitter)

Part 2: pic.twitter.com/O4gc0ofsCH

— Angel Madison Franco (@angelmadison_) August 13, 2020

Text of remarks:

Full Reggie quote on tonight's indecent regarding some crowd behavior. pic.twitter.com/aD681hMn1F

— Nico (@nicomx18) August 13, 2020

There is also a report a fan was ejected for throwing a bottle of water (or beer) while the players were kneeling:

Right, a small handful of “people” booed – such morons can go do one. pic.twitter.com/qQ0vg22YkF

— Oscar Carter 🌹🐍 (@Krosswise5) August 13, 2020

Dude wearing a cowboy hat DURING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM throws a beer because players are kneeling during the national anthem…..

— SadFCDFans (@sadfcdfans) August 13, 2020

The coup de grace – a Black security guard got him up out of there. 😊 pic.twitter.com/VBvtbu7cud

— Oscar Carter 🌹🐍 (@Krosswise5) August 13, 2020

[Skywise]

Yeah - FU pal and your prima Donna self

[Leaning Right]

> “We had someone chanting “USA!” when they don’t understand what kneeling means…” <

And Cannon certainly doesn’t understand what USA! means.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

What a thoroughly ignorant schmuck! It is SO easy to flip his anti-American, pro-marxist remarks to patriotic remarks to be pro-America and anti-BLM. He is so tone-deaf that he doesn't have the slightest clue what his opposition believes in.

“I think it was disgusting. I think it was absolutely disgusting. You got fans booing you for people taking a stand for what they believe in (Freedom, the Republic, Liberty, the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights) and millions of other people support this cause…”

“ It pissed me off that you can’t even have support from your own fans in your own stadium. It’s baffling to me…”

“…The last six months have been absolute hell for us. Absolute hell. Because We have to watch other people play soccer, and we’re just sitting home unfortunately contracting COVID from the unfortunate situations that we were put in…” “We had someone chanting “BLM!” when they don’t understand what kneeling standing for the anthem means [to patriotic Americans]…”

[yuleeyahoo]

"It pissed me off that you can’t even have support from your own fans in your own stadium."

When did he buy the stadium? I do believe the taxpayers of Frisco own that place.

[Regulator]

Guess he needs to get customers who fit his prejudices.

[Bookshelf]

Soccer: Twenty minutes of boredom. Finally a shot on goal. Wide. In the stands a frustrated fan knifes a guy wearing the colors of his opponent. Twenty minutes later. Everyone drunk. Final score: 1-0. “Oh the humanity.”

[RedElement]

The technical term is “biting the hand that feeds you.”

Always a well received winner.

[Iscool]

HaHaHa....Fans no more...

[TnTnTn]

Boo hoo hoo...

[neverevergiveup]

Reggie, booing is an example of the fans using THEIR right to express THEIR views. If you think it was disgusting, might I suggest that you use your status as a player to foster a real conversation about how both sides of this issue think and feel. Without dialogue the divisions will become deeper and deeper.

[kiryandil]

I’ll ber Reggie “snuggles” after he has sex with his boyfriend...

[kiryandil]

I’ll bet Reggie “snuggles” after he has sex with his boyfriend...

[neverevergiveup]

For the record, I am totally against ‘take a knee’, and have stopped watching a lot of sports because of this. That said, and I’m not defending him, but this guy is not a rich spoiled athlete. His salary is $80,250.00/year. Imagine Kaepernick or Lebron taking that contract.

[simpson96]

“A crowd of 3000 fans. Wow.”

Soon to be 300.

[Vermont Lt]

Freedom of expression goes both ways.

Feel free to kneel. I will feel free to insult you, soccer boy.

[parmamenian]

Reading the headline, I thought this was another post from the Babylon Bee. Sadly, it wasn’t.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Oh please, let this prancing Cannon boy catch Kung-Flu.

[HP8753]

"It's baffling to me"

Dude is truly dumber than a bag of hair !!

[Ouchthatonehurt]

“We didn’t feel it was right for the anthem to be played at this moment.’
Try thinking instead of feeling.

[Phillyred]

And the loser fans will still keep paying.