England captain Harry Kane will wear the rainbow armband in support of the LGBTQ + community during Tuesday’s match against Germany in the round of 16 of the European Championship.
It will be the first time the Tottenham striker will wear the rainbow armband playing for the Three Lions.
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The German archer Manuel Neuer wore the rainbow bracelet in every game for his team contested in June in honor of ‘Pride’ month.
The Bayern goalkeeper wore the symbolic armband in all three of the ‘Mannschaft’ games in the group stage, against France, Portugal and Hungary.
UEFA investigated whether it could be a political message before concluding that it would not open any disciplinary proceedings as Neuer was promoting “a good cause”.
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