FIFA threats mean that there are no LGTBI armbands in the World Cup

The bracelet 'One Love', used to show the support of the inclusion of distinct communities in the football, included the community LGTBI, will not be able to be finally in the World-wide of Qatar. The English federations, Welsh, German, Belgian, Danish, Dutch and Swiss have elaborated this communiqué affirming that they will ask to his players not to carry it since they think that could see yellow cards and condition his parties. Whereas this same Monday the FIFA has announced that the bracelet #NoDiscrimination active from the phase of groups, with the end that they can lucirlo the 32 select participants in Qatar.

The announcement of FIFA does allusion to the article 13.8.1 of the Regulation of equipment of the FIFA, that establishes: "For the final competitions of the FIFA, the captain of each team has to carry the bracelet of proportionate captain by the FIFA". Like this, in his communiqué made public this Monday, the maximum organism of the world-wide football remembered that "the FIFA is an organisation inclusiva that it wants to put the football in profit of the society supporting good and legitimate causes, but has to do it in the frame of the norms of competition that all know".

The campaign #NoDiscrimination will be in force in all the World-wide Glass of the FIFA Catar 2022™https://t.co/vhirzxl90e pic.twitter.com/dshpcvtgrn

— Fifa.com In Spanish (@fifacom_is) November 21, 2022

Already some hours before the seven federations that renounced to that his captains lucieran the bracelets 'One Love', argued it in a conjoint communiqué: "The FIFA has been very clear ensuring that it will impose sportive sanctions if our captains dress the bracelets (One Love, in support to the community LGTBI) in the terrain of game. Like national federations, can not put to the players in the position to receive sportive sanctions, included cautions (yellow card), so we have requested to the captains that do not dress this bracelet in the parties of the Glass of the World.

We are prepared to pay fines, like sucede usually when it breaks some rule regarding the equipaciones, and have a strong commitment to dress the bracelet. Still like this, we can not put to our players in the situation that they can see card or even forced to abandon the field. We are very frustrated with the decision of the FIFA, that think that does not have precedents. Already we write to the FIFA in September informing them of our wish of lucir the bracelet One Love to support the inclusion in the football and do not receive answer. Our players and our trainers are really disappointed. They are big defenders of the inclusion and will show his support of other ways", finalised that note.

A new excuse

By his part, the FIFA, by means of his president, Gianni Infantino, reiterated his support to the community LGBTQI+ during the World-wide Glass of the FIFA Qatar 2022. "I have been speaking on this subject with the maximum leaders of the country", said the president of the FIFA. "They have confirmed, and I can confirm that all are welcome. If somebody says the contrary, well, is not the opinion of the country and certainly is not the opinion of the FIFA".