England will wear ‘One Love’ armband at World Cup – even without Fifa’s approval
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England will wear ‘One Love’ armband at World Cup – even without Fifa’s approval
England intend to use a rainbow-coloured “One Love” captain’s armband at the World Cup in Qatar and are understood to be prepared to take any resulting fine if Fifa does not give its approval.
Seven other European countries, including Wales, are also preparing for their captains to wear the armband in Qatar to send a message against discrimination, as homosexuality is illegal in the host nation.
A request was sent to Fifa to approve the three weeks ago but there has been no response so far. The teams involved are England, Holland, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Switzerland and Wales, plus Norway and Sweden, who have not qualified for the World Cup.