Germany sees major supermarket pull sponsorship because team abandoned OneLove armbands at World Cup

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Major grocery chain Rewe has scrapped its advertising campaign with the German Football Association. Move by Rewe makes it the first sponsor to take action after FIFA threatened to issue yellow cards to any player wearing the multi-coloured armband at the World Cup. German interior and sports minister Nancy Faeser said Fifa's decision was a "big mistake that tears the hearts of the fans"

Published 13 days ago · Berlin, Germany

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