FIFA's threat of on-field punishment for players forced World Cup teams to back down Monday and abandon a plan for their captains to wear armbands seen as a rebuke to host nation Qatar's human rights record. | cbcsports
"As national federations we can't put our players in a position where they could face sporting sanctions, including bookings," the seven soccer federations said in a joint statement.
The risk of getting a second yellow, which would see a player sent off the field for the rest of the game and banned from the next, is particularly tricky in a tournament where teams play just three games before the knockout rounds begin. National soccer federations and fan associations lashed out at FIFA for its decision to penalize the players. Danish soccer federation head Jakob Jensen told Danish broadcaster TV2 that the organization was "extremely disappointed with FIFA," and German soccer federation president Bernd Neuendorf called it "another low blow."
"Shame on those who did not allow armbands — `One Love' armbands — to support the LGBTQI. I'm proud to wear that armband here," said Aubry, who was reprimanded for wearing it inside the Parliament, where such displays are not allowed during plenary sessions.
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