The captains of seven European nations will not wear anti-discrimination armbands in World Cup games after threats from FIFA to show yellow cards to the players.
Full ScreenFILE - England's Harry Kane wears a rainbow armband as he takes the knee prior to the Euro 2020 soccer championship round of 16 match between England and Germany at Wembley Stadium in England. The seven soccer federations say"we cant put our players in a position where they could face sporting sanctions. teams to back down Monday and abandon an anti-discrimination campaign aimed at host nation Qatar.
The climbdown after threats from FIFA came hours before England's Harry Kane, the Netherlands' Virgil van Dijk and Wales' Gareth Bale were due to wear the armbands in Monday's games. The captains of Belgium, Switzerland, Germany and Denmark had also pledged to wear the armbands in the coming days. Since being awarded the World Cup hosting rights in 2010, Qatar has faced years of criticism regarding its treatment of low-paid migrant workers as well as it's criminalization of gay and lesbian sex.
However, the European plans were in clear breach of World Cup regulations and FIFA’s general rules on team equipment at its games.
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