MANCHESTER, England : Captains will be permitted to wear armbands with messages about inclusion, gender equality and peace at the Women's World Cup, an about-face for FIFA after rainbow armbands were not allowed at the men's tournament last year in Qatar. Team skippers will have the choice of eight differ
MANCHESTER, England : Captains will be permitted to wear armbands with messages about inclusion, gender equality and peace at the Women's World Cup, an about-face for FIFA after rainbow armbands were not allowed at the men's tournament last year in Qatar.
Seven of the armbands are"Unite for" either"Inclusion," which features a heart in a rainbow of colours,"Indigenous People,""Gender Equality,""Education for All,""End Violence Against Women,""Peace," and"Zero Hunger." An eighth armband is"Football is Joy, Peace, Hope, Love, Passion." Infantino said in March that FIFA had learned from the"OneLove" armband fiasco, and promised a solution for the women's global tournament which kicks off July 20 in Australia and New Zealand and is expected to be followed by over two billion people globally.
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