Seven European World Cup captains ditch One Love arm band under FIFA pressure

World Cup team captains ditch ‘OneLove’ armbands after penalty threat

Several team captains of World Cup teams were planning to wear "OneLove" pro-LGBTQ armbands during their opening games at the tournament, but an announcement by FIFA that it would penalize the players with yellow cards has stymied the effort.

Seven European World Cup Captains Ditch One Love Arm Band Under FIFA Pressure

The captains of England, Wales, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany and Denmark will not wear "OneLove" armbands after FIFA made it clear they would be booked, the associations said in a joint statement on Monday.

European captains ditch 'OneLove' armbands at the World Cup over FIFA’s yellow card threats

The arm bands were meant as a show of solidarity for Qatar’s LGBTQ community.

Seven European World Cup captains ditch OneLove armband following FIFA pressure

"Their basic rights to freedom of speech & expression being crushed by FIFA."

Captains of seven European World Cup teams won’t wear ‘OneLove’ armband following FIFA pressure

FIFA has threatened to issue yellow cards to any player wearing the multicoloured armband which was introduced to support diversity and inclusion

7 European World Cup captains ditch ‘OneLove’ armband following FIFA pressure

FIFA has threatened to issue yellow cards to any player wearing the multi-coloured armband.