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Harry Kane to wear anti-discrimination armband at Qatar World Cup

England captain Harry Kane will wear an anti-discrimination armband during the team’s World Cup matches in Qatar this winter. The Football Association has joined nine other European federations, including the Football Association of Wales, in ...

21 Sept 2022 at 13:33

Football

Football Association given assurances over LGBTQ+ fans at Qatar World Cup

Football Association chief executive Mark Bullingham says he has been assured that LGBTQ+ England fans will not face arrest for holding hands in public at the World Cup in Qatar. Same-sex sexual activity is illegal in the Gulf state, raising ...

21 Sept 2022 at 21:05

Sport

Commonwealth Games can be important to highlight where inequalities persist

The Commonwealth Games in Birmingham can be a vehicle to highlight where inequalities persist, a global LGBTQ+ rights group hopes. Thirty-five Commonwealth countries continue to criminalise same-sex relationships, according to data from the ...

26 Jul 2022 at 13:00

Football

Gianni Infantino deluded to expect silence on Qatar issues – Kick It Out chief

FIFA president Gianni Infantino is “deluded” to expect World Cup participants to be silent on human rights issues during the tournament in Qatar, the chief executive of Kick It Out has said. Infantino wrote to all 32 competing nations ...

17 Nov 2022 at 10:30

Comedian Joe Lycett criticises FA in wake of ‘shredding’ stunt

Joe Lycett has criticised the Football Association (FA), accusing it of “pretending to be allies of the LGBT community” until it becomes inconvenient. The comedian, 34, said he had had “some conversations” with the English governing ...

12 Dec 2022 at 14:35

Football

Germany players cover mouths for team photo in protest over OneLove armband ban

Germany’s players covered their mouths for a World Cup team photograph on Wednesday in protest at being blocked from wearing an anti-discrimination armband. The national team players made the gesture as they prepared for kick-off ...

23 Nov 2022 at 17:06

Football

Nations that dropped plans to wear OneLove armband ‘looking into legal options’

Danish football federation chief executive Jakob Jensen says the group of nations who sought to wear the OneLove armband at the World Cup, which includes England and Wales, are co-ordinating their discussions on legal next steps ...

23 Nov 2022 at 14:21

Football

Rainbow Devils have ‘deep concern’ around names linked to Man Utd buyout

Manchester United LGBTQ+ supporters’ group the Rainbow Devils have raised “deep concern” regarding some of the parties reportedly interested in buying the club. Reports suggest a bid from a fund linked to Qatar – where same-sex ...

17 Feb 2023 at 15:57

Football

Fans should be concerned by implications of Qatari bid for Man Utd – Amnesty

Manchester United fans are right to be concerned that their club could become part of a wider programme of Qatari sports-washing, Amnesty International has said. Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani, the chair of Qatar Islamic ...

20 Feb 2023 at 14:35

Football

Concerns raised over Sheikh Jassim’s bid to buy Manchester United

An LGBTQ+ activist from Qatar says “people need to be worried” about Sheikh Jassim’s bid to buy Manchester United. Dr Nasser Mohamed, who now lives in San Francisco in the United States, sees the efforts to acquire United ...

19 May 2023 at 13:02

Football

FA prepared to accept possible punishment for wearing OneLove armband in Qatar

England are prepared to wear an anti-discrimination armband at the World Cup in Qatar even if it results in being punished by FIFA. The game’s global governing body has yet to give approval to the captains of nine ...

10 Oct 2022 at 23:45

Football

Football cannot become complacent about ‘mutating’ online abuse – Kick It Out

Football cannot become complacent on the issue of online abuse, with Kick It Out chair Sanjay Bhandari warning that the threat is continually evolving and mutating. A year has passed since the flood of abuse ...

11 Jul 2022 at 14:21

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