Wijnaldum Will Campaign for LGBT Support in the Round of 16

Budapest –

Georginio Wijnaldum have a special message before appearing on Euro 2020 round of 16. Midfielder Dutch National Team it will wear rainbow tires to support LGBT.

Wijnaldum helps Netherlands qualify for Euro 2020 round of 16. Orange next will face Czech Republic at Puskas Arena, Budapest, Hungary, Sunday (27/6/2021).

Appearing in Hungary, Wijnaldum will bring a special message. The player who has scored three goals at Euro 2020 will campaign for support for LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender).

LGBT issues are intensifying in Euro 2020, after Hungary, led by right-wing politicians Viktor Orban, has just enacted the anti LGBT in his country. The issue was then tried to be fought at Euro 2020, after Germany changed the color of the Allianz Stadium lights to rainbow colors, a symbol of LGBT, against Hungary in the group stage.

UEFA later banned it. European football authorities think the action is political.

Previous, UEFA also briefly investigated the support of the German goalkeeper, Manuel Neuer, who wore the rainbow colored captain’s armband at Euro 2020. Although the investigation was ultimately canceled, the spotlight was on UEFA, which was considered less supportive of diversity, in this case supporting the LGBT community.

Georginio Wijnaldum, Ywho is also captain Dutch National Team, is now ready to continue supporting LGBT in Euro 2020 round of 16, wearing a rainbow tire that reads ‘One Love’. He admitted that his attitude was also a form of self-expression of players on the field.

“It’s not just against Hungary,” said Wijnaldum beIN Sports.

“Armbands mean a lot, because we stand for diversity. One love means everyone is a part of it, and everyone should be free to be themselves.”

“We think that [hak untuk menjadi diri sendiri] has been violated. As players, we have a podium to do whatever we can to help.” Georginio Wijnaldum, who recently moved from Liverpool to Paris Saint Germain that.

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