Stuart Andrew, British Minister for Sport, will wear the “OneLove” rainbow armband during the England-Wales match. The English and the Welsh are part of the seven selections having abandoned the idea of wearing this armband after the threats of sporting sanctions by the supreme body of world football.
It won’t be a first at the World Cup as German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, in charge of sports, wore the armband next to FIFA President Gianni Infantino during Germany’s 2-1 defeat against Japan last Wednesday. The Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hadja Lahbib, did the same during the victory of the Red Devils against Canada in Qatar (2-1).
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Homosexuality is illegal in Qatar and several fans had rainbow-colored objects, armbands and the like, confiscated during the first round of the World Cup. Stuart Andrew, who assumes his homosexuality, indicated to the British channel ITV that he was going “definitely“wearing the armband on Tuesday and said to himself”ravi“that his German colleague led by example last week.
The British minister also believes “unfair“that the English and the Welsh, at the last moment, were banned from wearing the armband. The English fan group “3LionsPride”, which represents the LGBT+ community, decided before this World Cup that its members would not travel to Qatar. “These matches should be a celebration for all fans, but unfortunately many of them feel that is not the case. It’s not a tournament for them. They felt they couldn’t be part of it and that’s not acceptable“, regretted the Minister of Sports.
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