FIFA was slammed yesterday for stopping Harry Kane and Gareth Bale from wearing rainbow armbands in Qatar.
OneLove The English and Welsh FAs asked their skippers not to wear the bands because they faced the risk of being booked in their opening games.
Kane, 29, and Bale, 33, had vowed to wear the armbands in support of the LGBTQ+ community.
Homosexual activity is illegal in Qatar, whose World Cup ambassador recently said it was "damage in the mind".
England and Wales had joined forces with five other countries and agreed to wear the OneLove rainbow armband. But the English FA was forced into a U-turn by FIFA, an hour before the 6-2 win against Iran.
Spurs ace Kane would have faced an instant yellow card if he walked on to the field wearing an armband.
This story is from the November 22, 2022 edition of Irish Daily Mirror.
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