FIFA World Cup 2022 kicks off on November 20 in Qatar.© AFP
FIFA proposed a collection of different armbands that includes completely different social campaigns on Saturday in response to plans by European groups to put on “OneLove” rainbow armbands on the Qatar World Cup. European groups launched the “OneLove” initiative in response to the therapy of LGBTQ communities in Qatar, the place homosexuality is illegitimate. FIFA although has requested that every one captains put on a distinct armband on every match day, selling social messages akin to “Soccer unites the world” and “Share the meal” in a United Nations-backed marketing campaign.
“Every spherical of matches shall be related to its personal devoted marketing campaign designed to maximise attain and affect,” FIFA mentioned in an announcement.
The transfer places soccer’s world governing physique on a possible collision course with groups akin to Germany, whose captain Manuel Neuer mentioned he would nonetheless put on a “OneLove” armband to advertise variety and inclusion.
“Different European nations are sporting (the armband) and it’s good we’re doing it collectively,” Neuer mentioned on Saturday.
Denmark’s Christian Eriksen mentioned his nation’s captain Simon Kjaer can be sporting the rainbow armband too, no matter any disciplinary motion taken by FIFA.
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“We as a rustic are sporting it, our captain shall be sporting the OneLove armband,” Eriksen mentioned.
“What the implications shall be I do not know, however we’ll see.”
England’s Soccer Affiliation are additionally believed to be able to help the “OneLove” marketing campaign regardless and are understood to be looking for readability on whether or not the rainbow armband and the FIFA ones will be worn collectively.
Contacted by AFP, FIFA didn’t reply.
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