DeAndre Yedlin considering quitting U.S. Soccer over racial inequalities

Yedlin told Sky Sports that text from his grandfather stuck with him and has him pondering his footballing future. 

"There's no amount of money that can make me shut up about something I think is wrong," Yedlin told Sky. 

"It's one of those waiting games to see if a change does happen. But if things go as they stand it's hard for me as an African American male to represent a country that does things like this where all people aren't equal."

Recently, President Trump tweeted he won't watch future national team fixtures after the U.S. Soccer Federation repealed a previous law that threatened bans for players who didn't stand during "The Star-Spangled Banner." 

USWNT star Megan Rapinoe kneeled during the anthem before a match to show solidarity with former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who sparked that demonstration during the 2016 NFL season. 

"The fact that (President Trump) said that is sad because obviously, he does have a platform, for some reason people do listen to him," Yedlin told Sky. 

"But honestly I couldn't care less if he watches the games, I really don't care."

Yedlin continued: 

"I think the fact people still don't realize why people are taking a knee and saying 'Black Lives Matter,' people are being so close-minded to the fact that no one is disrespecting the flag, nobody is saying all lives don't matter.

"But there is a crisis right now where black lives are not up to the standard that white lives are - and that's for other minorities as well. They're not up to the standard and as equal as white lives."

Players around the Premier League are wearing jerseys with "Black Lives Matter" in place of their names for the restart of the season halted in March because of the coronavirus pandemic. 

Yedlin has made 62 official USMNT appearances during his career.