The globe has turned their eyes to the United States in recent days as the protests stemming from the murder of George Floyd have catapulted the country into crisis, and American international DeAndre Yedlin has confirmed that even his own grandfather has expressed his relief that the defender didn't still live in the country.
Yedlin's grandfather warned him that he would fall into the category of risk if he were still in America.
"A couple of days after George Floyd's death, my grandfather texted me and told me he's glad I'm not living in the U.S. right now, because he would fear for my life as a young black man," Yedlin posted on Twitter.
"As the days have passed, this text from my grandfather hasn't been able to leave my mind.
"He was born in 1946, lived through the civil rights movement, lived through some terribly racist times in U.S. history, and now, 70 years later, he still fears for the life of his black grandchild, in the country he and his grandchild were born in."