Soccer-Seven European World Cup captains ditch OneLove armband following FIFA pressure

By Martyn Herman DOHA (Reuters) -The captains of England, Wales, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany and Denmark will not wear ‘OneLove’ armbands at the World Cup under pressure from FIFA, their associations said in a joint statement on Monday. FIFA has threatened to issue yellow cards to any player wearing the multi-coloured armband which was introduced to support diversity and inclusion. England captain Harry Kane spoke on Sunday of his desire to wear the armband in Monday’s Group B opener against Iran. “FIFA has been very clear that it will impose sporting sanctions if our captai…

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