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German Soccer Team Takes Knee Before Game; Wants 'Open-Minded World'

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Taking a knee before games has now moved across the pond, as German soccer team Hertha Berlin took a knee before their game against Schalke on Saturday in a call for "tolerance and responsibility."

The team followed NFL players who took a knee before the national anthem here in America.

"Hertha BSC stands for tolerance and responsibility! For a tolerant Berlin and an open-minded world, now and forevermore!" the club said on Twitter.

This isn't the first time a soccer player has taken a knee, as U.S. women's national team player Megan Rapinoe did it last year.

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