Players wearing the LGBT or One Love in rainbow captain World Cup 2022 he threatened to get a yellow card before kick-off.
The captains of nine European teams, including Harry Kane (England), Gareth Bale (Wales) and Manuel Neuer (Germany), intend to wear the pelagic captain’s armband.
Her main goal is to campaign for LGBTQ+ rights in Qatar, a conservative country that is considered to criminalize same-sex relationships.
The Daily Mail reports that the German Football Association (DFB) is currently carefully considering whether Neuer should wear the captain’s armband given the threat of a yellow card penalty.
Meanwhile, Kane should insist on wearing the rainbow armband against Iran in his Group B opener. England manager Gareth Southgate has emphatically offered his support.
However, FIFA has actually issued a new regulation to support the Qatar government’s regulation disallowing LGBT campaigning.
“At FIFA tournaments, match personnel must wear the official clothing and equipment provided by FIFA, including the FIFA event logos specified and provided by FIFA.”
“Unofficial clothing such as One Love bracelets can be considered illegal and players wearing them can be fined or shown a yellow card,” said a FIFA statement quoted by the Daily Mail.
FA chief executive Mark Bullingham insists England are prepared to be fined for wearing the One Love captain’s armband at the 2022 World Cup.
“We have made it clear as a team, staff and organization that we want to wear the captain’s armband. The FA are talking to FIFA right now and I’m sure we will make a decision tomorrow. [Senin 21 November]”Southgate said.
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