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Tense stand-off between FIFA and World Cup team captains in ... (ABC News)

FIFA has tried to end a stand-off with European teams about unauthorised captain armbands for an anti-discrimination campaign drawing attention to Qatar in ...

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World Cup teams abandon "OneLove" armband amid FIFA row (ESPN)

Countries including England and Wales will not wear the "OneLove" anti-discrimination armband in their World Cup openers amid a row with FIFA.

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World Cup 2022: European teams drop anti-discrimination ... (Financial Times)

A bid by European teams to promote inclusion during the World Cup collapsed on Monday, after the Netherlands, England and Wales said threats from Fifa had ...

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'We are very frustrated': World Cup teams in Qatar ax pro-LGBTQ armbands after FIFA threat (CNBC)

In an unprecedented move just hours before matches began, FIFA warned it would issue a yellow card to any player wearing the armband. Two yellow cards in a game mean the player is sent off the field. “FIFA has been very clear that it will impose sporting ...

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Seven European World Cup captains ditch OneLove armband ... (Reuters)

The captains of England, Wales, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany and Denmark will not wear 'OneLove' armbands at the World Cup under pressure ...

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European teams won't use LGBTQ armbands at World Cup after ... (The Washington Post)

Captains from England, Wales, Belgium, Germany and others planned to wear rainbow armbands to support the LGBTQ community until FIFA threatened yellow ...

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World cup teams shun pro-LGBTQ 'One Love' bands after FIFA ... (Livemint)

Bowing to pressure from FIFA, seven national football teams, including England, will not wear a rainbow armband showing solidarity with LGBTQ rights.

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