Anthony Blinken: Criticizing FIFA and supporting diversity and inclusion

"It's always troubling when we see any restrictions on freedom of expression," US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said today, criticizing FIFA, which threatened players with yellow cards at the Qatar World Cup if they wore rainbow captain's armbands. colors in support of the LGBTQ community.

"This is especially true when it comes to expressing support for diversity and inclusion." "I don't think anyone on the football field should be forced to choose between upholding those values ​​and playing for their national team," said Blinken at a press conference with his Qatari counterpart in Doha.

Conveyor One love (One Love) was supposed to be a support for the LGBTQ community in a country where these people are discriminated against by law. The captains of seven European national teams gave up the "One love" strip after pressure from FIFA

FIFA has warned teams that their players will be shown yellow cards ahead of matches if their captains wear 'One Love' armbands that are not approved by FIFA. The seven European teams who intended to wear the rainbow captain's armband at matches in Qatar said they were willing to pay fines for doing so but could not risk yellow cards for their players.

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