US Soccer athletes' council removes member after racially charged speech

• Seth Jahn downplayed impact of police brutality and US slavery
• US Soccer ends no-kneel policy then condemns delegate

The US Soccer Federation's athletes' council removed one its members Sunday, a day after he made a speech at the federation's annual general meeting in which he downplayed the effects of US slavery.

Seth Jahn, a 38-year-old from Florida who played for the US seven-a-side Paralympic team, spoke against the repeal of what was known as Policy 604-1, put in place in response to US women's team star Megan Rapinoe kneeling in support of Colin Kaepernick.