British Sports Minister Stuart Andrew will wear the 'OneLove' rainbow armband in the stands during the England-Wales match on Tuesday, which FIFA has banned players from wearing in Qatar.
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The English and the Welsh are among the seven selections who abandoned the idea of wearing this armband after threats of sporting sanctions by the supreme body of world football.
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Several ministers have already worn the 'One Love' armband
It won't be a first at the World Cup as German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, in charge of sports, wore the armband next to FIFA President Gianni Infantino during Germany's 2-1 defeat against Japan last Wednesday.
The Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hadja Lahbib, did the same during the victory of the Red Devils against Canada in Qatar (2-1).
Homosexuality is illegal in Qatar and several fans had rainbow-colored objects, armbands and the like, confiscated during the first round of the World Cup.
Stuart Andrew, who assumes his homosexuality, told the British channel ITV that he was "
definitely
" going to wear the armband on Tuesday and said he was "
delighted
" that his German colleague had shown the example last week.
The British minister also considers it "
unfair
" that the English and the Welsh, at the last moment, were prohibited from wearing the armband.
“
These matches should be a celebration for all the fans, but unfortunately many of them feel that is not the case.
It's not a tournament for them.
They felt they couldn't be part of it and that's not acceptable
,” lamented the Minister of Sports.
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