'Denying us the armband is the same as denying us a voice.' Germany's national team cover their mouths in silent protest after FIFA banned players from wearing 'One Love' armbands supporting LGBTQ rights during Qatar World Cup matches.
Team captains of several European teams had planned to do"One Love" armbands to signal support for the"One Love" campaign for human rights. But the national soccer federations of those squads, instead,to not stage that in-game messaging, amid threats of punishment.
That move apparently did not sit well with Germany, a perennial contender to win the world's most famed soccer tournament. "It wasn’t about making a political statement," according to a post on the team’s English-language Twitter feed. Human rights are nonnegotiable, it said."That should be taken for granted, but it still isn’t the case. That’s why this message is so important to us."to secure a stunning upsetTakuma Asano's winner came from a sharp angle in the 83rd minute, as the Samurai Blue captured an unlikely three points from the heavily favored Germans.
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