English and Welsh football leaders insist they will continue to campaign on human rights issues and compensation for migrant workers in Qatar after FIFA told World Cup teams to keep politics and lectures on morality out of the tournament.revealed exclusively by Sky News on Thursday night, just after it had been sent to the 32 World Cup finalists.
They recognised Qatar's progress in improving working conditions and saying LGBTQ+ fans would be welcome despite same-sex relations being criminalised in the conservative Gulf nation.
Customs and culture be damned. It’s time the world recognizes and respects LBGTQA+ individuals. But by the grace of god there go I, or my children, or friends. Human diversity exists regardless of geography or governmental positions. Being human is not a crime.
Why dosnt he just refuse to get on a plane to that backwards country and make a proper stand. As should the whole England team.
If you care about human rights focus on this:
Whooop de do!! Perhaps he should look deep into his soul and ask himself if he should be doing more BoycottQatar2022
How about don’t bother going there?
England should be banned simple as that, they don't own fifa and Russia is banned for political reasons so why not England who have not respect for anything
If they want to make a stand, don't go
Had england been hosting it would propalestinian players be allowed to wear palestinian flag on their jersey?
Is there anything else to this campaign other than armbands? There's a website, in Dutch. And now there's a song.
That will show 'em! Boo, have that Qatar!
The only way of making a “stand” would have been not to attend.
Respect to him
If he goes missing and never seen again, then that's on him
He's making a rod for his own back. If there are any slip ups during the tournament, or if he has a bad game, you can bet that critics will say he and the team lost focus.
Or he could stay at home in protest...
I'm I the only one feeling perplexed. but what does the armband mean? Actions speak louder than badges NickFerrariLBC
Loool
hypocrisy
Righty so!!
Is there a badge for being straight. No thought not, if LGBQT want to be treated the same then why do they need a badge advertising their sexuality. When did you last hear on the news as a player coming out as straight.
😂😂😂
tough guy
That'll fucking show em. Nobel prizes all round.
Absolutely useless virtue signal, as usual
England banned on first game.
Football games becoming a virtue signaling wonkfest.
A hollow gesture. Countries should have made a proper stand and boycotted. Anything else is just lip-service. If you feel that sgrong about it then don't go.
Don't worry they won't be there for long
Pillock. A team pull out over an Arm band whatever next
If he has a problem he shouldn’t go. This kind of half measure just shows that he priorities paying over the issues he’s pretending to care about
wow how brave
Why? Why promote a certain sexual preference?
What the fuck has the armband got to do with football…..
I'd be more worried about the Qatari police than Fifa. Tell you what though, it's way more ballsy making that type of statement over there, where there's real actual oppression,than here.
Ffs
Why are we even going to Qatar?
This has been planned for years but people choose now to moan about it. Money rules as usual. if your serious boycott the games. Don’t turn up, send FIFA and Qatar a message!
Pathetically hypocritical by the FA.
This is exactly what klopp was on about yesterday
Like many I don’t really care about this World Cup, doesn’t mean much and will just be waiting for it to end
Wind up the Saudis and your oil price will rise!!
The same england that cry if someone doesnt wear their poppy to show respect, will wear a symbol to show disrespect to other cultures 🤣.
We’ll done HARRY,all players should do the same and F to what FIFA SAY
If they want to make a statement the first team should play in drag rather than wearing a patch. That would be a headfck and a positive tactic . 😂
What about Black lives matter, Ukraine, are we picking and choosing which political symbols are OK. FA is out of touch and should no longer run the game, let's get rid of the old guard suits
Keep out of politics. Play football.
And you wonder why intelligent extraterrestrial life doesn't contact us.
Why oh why do England always seem to bring political issues up etc. When all the FA shld be doing is worry about on the pitch performance. If we were world champions it maybe a different story.
England should pull out and others too
He won't wear it. It's potentially his last ever chance at a world cup, he won't jeopardize that over a rainbow on his sleeve, regardless of what it means
Them Muslims causing trouble.. homophobia
What happened to respecting other cultures? or do we cherry pick when to observe the ways of the native people whilst in their land? Typical Brits abroad behaviour!
Concentrate on football ffs
Harry Kane should have another armband that says 'don't send migrants to Rwanda'.
When the western countries went to 2008 Beijin olympics, there was not even a sound about human rights violations and etc. And we all know the ground situation in China. Since Qatar is a Middle East country, they are just trying to bully them around.
Strange. UK is high & mighty people coming here should adhere to UK customs & laws. Rather 2 faced going abroad.
England should make a real stance and pull out of this competition
Should just have a plain black armband, with captain on it. This is a political statement that’s not required.
For what reason other than virtue signalling?
I'm am a English man who supports my country in every sport. I am sick of all this shite
go play football ball and come back safe. Wear the England shirt and try to win .
Why would you want to impose your values on others. Imagine you wearing your boxers to your neighbour's house as a guest .
Ban them. We expect everybody to follow our rules but we don't want to. If you don't like it ....lump it....
mariaporfy Omg what a tit. He should be boycotting it.
Good!
😂😂😂😂😂😂 Hopefully they ban him... 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
And yet in the UK the media fall over themselves to scream islamaphobia whenever their primitive rules are challenged.
Gareth Southgate is ruining Uk Football by enforcing Political agendas there is no place for Politics in Football GarethSouthgate FIFAWorldCup
If Qatar has its own cultural value, they shouldn't have gone for world Cup football. Either you accept and respect everyone or stay within your own country to keep up your cultural.
Who cares
Unbelievably pathetic. And are they they going onto one knee, I doubt I be watching if they do. Quater is right; leave all this crap behind and just concentrate on the football
Kane is repping a country that has murdered millions more than Qatar could ever dream of.
Thatll show em
Harry kane my guy. Really dont like quatar then dont go, dont agree with fifa then dont go. How much you getting paid, for sponsors and all. I agree make a stand but really, dont like dont go.
Kick these losers out the tournament
Woopdedoo, will that bring the dead workers back to life?
😳😳😳🙄
Respect the laws of the country like you expect everyone to respect yours whys it so difficult
One love is has and always will wreck families My wife after 20 years together with me turned to be with a woman and left me with our young children
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They say respect the rules/law of the country when foreigners come over but can't do it when they go abroad. I Hope foreigners disregard the rules/laws when they come to the UK
It’s not really that important is it, I want to watch the football so stop fucking about you divs
So we go to another country and disrespect rules, laws and culture and then expect people who visit and live in ours to respect ours. Human rights in this country are also an issue. Yes they're worse in Qatar but the hypocrisy is embarrassing. Our country is lost
Qatar may have bribed their way to the World Cup but values are priceless, I’m glad that England has players who are willing to stand by their principles and support their LGBTQ+ fans against this bigoted nonsense. Legality does not mean morality.
Why does the LGBTQ movement have to take over everything like the phrase one love. Which came to prominence through reggae and Bob Marley and does not stand for the whole rainbow (another godly icon hijacked) brigade. Can't they find their own slogans?
Well, that’ll help 🙄
Just play football. Stay out of politics.
EMBARRASSIN
He's there to play for our country so do it in his own time. Go on holiday there and bloody do it. Stop embarrassing our country.
What a absolute prat.
Their land, their rules. Don’t be a prick.
LDeLION Estado Vargas en Navidad
This is the only 'honour' England can achieve. 😂
Could England be anymore cringe?
Proper badman
Good for him. World cut should never have been given to Qatar
The world cup should never been hosted there the only reason they Got the world cup was purely down to the blatant corruption of FIFA which we all know has been going on for decades
Strange comments such as these players should respect the law of the land and play football. Who actually respects the law of the UK. Everyone’s seems to bring their religion to the UK to make it suit them. Let the players make their statement.
What a silly bloody story. Its antaganistic disrespectful to the hosts and frankly empty as a gesture becase if any nation football association on player cared enought they just wouldn't go would they. Stop with all this bs let sport be sport and stop forcing agendas into it
Good for Kane, standing up for his principles when everyone else is scared to
Good for the England Team, be great if other countries do the same. 🏳️🌈
That'll go down well....
Tosser
Pathetic! Go play football and go home. Why get involved in another countries rules etc. Put your own country in order first! This is all stupid now
Virtue signalling twit
So disrespectful.
Go Woke, Go Broke - just another sport to not watch. Keep your personal sex preferences out of sport.
TakeTheFee
The lack of respect of other peoples culture and laws is what causes the West to lose any diplomatic leverage of the Middle East and Africa. Disrespectful
Wow.... tough boy. Perhaps he'll fall over less and play the sport he is paid to play!
O that will help 🤦♀️
So brave 😂
vitual signaling..pass the sick bucket
So as long as Qatar don't call it 'apartheid' it's OK not to boycott.
LBTQWTFPML
Nicked at half time
People talking about respecting the host nation like what they’re doing is antisocial behaviour. The nation in question would have me imprisoned or put to death merely for existing as I am. I don’t CHOOSE to be gay. I just am. So tell me about respect?
My Captain 💙
Embarrassing
about as good an idea as putting this woman in charge of a country
The European FA’s have sent letters and may wear armbands. They’ve also insisted on reparations for dead workers, just take that in, dead fucking workers, it’s an absolute disgrace. If these FA’s had refused to take part these workers wouldn’t have died for some football matches.
I'm not a Kane fan but am with him with this. The corrupt FIFA officials who got millions in back handers should all be hung for pushing for football to be held in country stuck in the middle ages.
Why can't players like Kane and the FA turn their attention as to why no players are not coming out?
Be dead funny if the police come and cut that out just before the game🤣
Suspend Harry Kane.
Honestly, it becomes tedious after a while
Premier league shouldn’t be stopped for this, ridiculous
It's a hollow gesture. If u want to make a real statement, don't play!
Woke crap
Why not just respect the religious beliefs and rules of Qatar and just do what you're there to do, which is play football. This will not end well.
THEYRE THERE TO PLAY FOOTBALL NOT GET INVOLVED WITH POLITICS OR GENDER RIGHTS !! ITS WRONG !!
Acting like spoilt brats 🙄 If they disagree so strongly with the Qataris, just don’t go. Problem solved!
Good
🤮
With a I stand with Ukraine badge on the other arm,and don’t forget to drop the knee for BLM. Won’t be watching a minute of this woke shite.
He's crap anyway so won't miss him if he's disqualified 😜
Can't get excited about this tournament.
The corruption within FIFA caused this problem. Taking backhanders from a fascist dictatorship knowing they'd have to take extraordinary 'steps' to deliver a stadium on time. A state that had no tolerance to women, LGBTQ, treated foreign workers like slaves.
This and Rashford are why I’m supporting England this World Cup.
Propaganda
He’s only wearing that armband to justify himself going. Agree with their policies or not, you cannot change their Islamic laws. From the commentators to the players, you’re all going for the money and for the sport, but if you have to keep justifying, you know something’s wrong.
Should not be there … Kane should make a stand ….
🤣🤣🤣
Will not make the slightest bit of difference to that country they should never accepted to go in first place bigger statement
That’ll show them !!!!!
Be sure to grovel on your knees before kick off. 👍🏻
😂😂😂 yawn
It’s fucking football not parliament… leave the politics to government and the football for the football pitch!!! End of
For what it won't change anything or stop anything it's just virtual signalling
Nothing like an armband to make a real world difference. Virtue signalling nonsense.
Still going though Still getting paid Still giving the event credibility
Ref should red card him in the first minute. Against fifa rules OFF.
Harry Kane probably doesn't even know why he's wearing the arm band 😭
FIFA must stand firm on its rules on participation in the world cup tournament in Qatar. Players who refused to comply MUST be disallowed from participating. At Wimbledon tennis in UK, all competitors MUST wear what the tournament dictates, else you can't participate.
What a waste of time, if any of these teams or footballers actually cared about rights in the country they would all boycott the world cup. I would respect them more if they just admitted they don't care, just like the rest of us! 😂
We need someone to have a rainbow haircut.
Idiots
If England had any balls, they would not show up.
Kane and the other sanctimonious virtue signaller in the England set up, the manager, put me off supporting England in the WC.
How disrespectful towards the hosts
England would make a far greater statement by just not attending.
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