{"id":183431,"date":"2022-11-23T23:37:08","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T20:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/en\/?p=183431"},"modified":"2022-11-23T23:37:08","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T20:37:08","slug":"germanys-nancy-faeser-wears-the-onelove","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/en\/germanys-nancy-faeser-wears-the-onelove\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany\u2019s Nancy Faeser wears the OneLove"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A World Cup of protest and rancour has taken another incendiary turn with Germany\u2019s players covering their mouths with their hands to suggest they had been gagged by football\u2019s governing body, Fifa.<\/p>\n

Their message was reinforced by the German interior minister, Nancy Faeser, who also wore a OneLove armband, which promotes tolerance, diversity and LGBTQ+ rights, as she sat next to Fifa\u2019s president, Gianni Infantino.
\nIt was a calculated act of defiance against Fifa, who has warned seven nations, including England and Wales, that they will face sporting sanctions if their captains wear OneLove armbands during matches.<\/p>\n

Six players, including captain Manuel Neuer and Manchester City\u2019s Ilkay Gundogan, also wore Adidas boots with rainbow stitching during the team\u2019s shock 2-1 defeat against Japan, while the entire German squad sported tops with rainbow colours on their sleeves in the warm up.<\/p>\n

In a strongly worded statement, the Germans made clear their anger, telling Fifa: \u201cWe wanted to use our captain\u2019s armband to take a stand for values that we hold in the Germany national team: diversity and mutual respect. Together with other nations, we wanted our voice to be heard.
\n\u201cIt wasn\u2019t about making a political statement \u2013 human rights are non-negotiable,\u201d it added. \u201cThat should be taken for granted, but it still isn\u2019t the case. That\u2019s why this message is so important to us. Denying us the armband is the same as denying us a voice. We stand by our position.\u201d
\nSame-sex relationships are illegal in Qatar and while organisers and Fifa have repeated the message that \u201ceveryone is welcome\u201d during the World Cup (link), it is unclear whether laws that criminalise acts such as kissing in public have been suspended.<\/p>\n

Similar levels of opaqueness exist when it comes to whether rainbow-coloured flags and clothing is allowed, given the Qataris have taken such attire off some fans. The authorities are still yet to respond to a protest by the Football Association of Wales after fans had rainbow-colour bucket hats removed by security guards before the game against the USA.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, England are also understood to be monitoring the fallout from Germany\u2019s decision closely, with the Football Association among the countries looking into whether it will be legally possible to challenge Fifa\u2019s threat to impose sporting sanctions wearing the OneLove armband.<\/p>\n

The FA is deeply unhappy that their captain Harry Kane faced the prospect of an instant booking had he donned it against Iran. Fifa has not specified what sporting sanctions would have meant but the FA was under the firm impression that Kane would have been booked.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAs a squad we all stand for it,\u201d England\u2019s goalkeeper, Jordan Pickford, said. \u201cWe all wanted Harry to wear it, but I think the decision got taken out of our hands as a squad and as players. If Harry wore it and got a yellow card and missed the next game it\u2019s not going to be ideal for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

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