World Cup Teams Ditch ‘OneLove’ Armbands After FIFA Threatens Punishment

The World Cup teams anticipating to use rainbow-colored armbands promoting anti-discrimination have actually now revoked the strategy … after FIFA alerted the teams they would deal with punishment for putting on the pieces.

Several gamers from England, Belgium, Wales, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Denmark and Germany were all set up to assist promote variety and addition in Qatar, where homosexuality is unlawful, with the markings on their jerseys.

But, after FIFA threatened to provide yellow cards throughout video games over all of it, the teams revealed Monday they would not go through with the strategy.

“FIFA has been very clear that it will impose sporting sanctions if our captains wear the armbands on the field of play,” the teams stated in a joint declaration.

“As national federations, we can’t put our players in a position where they could face sporting sanctions including bookings, so we have asked the captains not to attempt to wear the armbands in FIFA World Cup games.”

The teams stated they were prepared to pay any fines … however when the capacity of yellow cards and even ejections entered play, they backed out.

The teams called it all “frustrating” … including that their “players and coaches are disappointed.”

“They are strong supporters of inclusion and will show support in other ways,” they composed.

FA Wales authorities included a tweet early Monday early morning that regardless of needing to take out of the armband motion, “we remain with the belief that football is for everyone and stand with our LGBTQ+ members of the Welsh football family.”