‘Rainbow Heart’ armband banned at Women’s World Cup
【Now Sports】FIFA announced that in the Women’s World Cup to be held this summer, participating players will not be allowed to wear armbands with rainbow heart-shaped patterns and OneLove printed on them. Violators will be fined. During the Men’s World Cup last year, eight countries including England, Wales, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany and Switzerland participated in a campaign called OneLove. Armbands with a rainbow heart pattern and the words OneLove fell to support the LGBTQ group and protest Qatar’s ban on homosexuality. However, it was finally banned by FIFA, which caused great controversy.
In order to prevent similar disputes from recurring during the competition, FIFA “preemptively strikes first” and clearly stated that this summer’s Women’s World Cup will not allow players to wear “Rainbow Heart” armbands to leave the game. Violators will face penalties. Penalties will be is at least 1 yellow card.
However, FIFA also emphasized that they only do not allow players to wear the “Rainbow Heart” armband. If a team wants to use football to bring other messages, they can still wear the approved armbands in the training camp, but the unapproved armbands , is not allowed.
2023-06-30 13:44:12
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