ONELOVE ARMBAND CAMPAIGN DITCHED
The captains of England, Wales, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany and Denmark will not wear ‘Onelove’ armbands 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 int to support diversity a inclusion. England captain Harry Kan spoke on Sunday of his desire to wear the armband against Iran. “FIFA has been very clear that it will impose sporting sanctions if our captains wear the armbands on the field of play,” the statement said, hours before England’s match against Iran was due to kick off in Doha.