FIFA is reportedly raising suspicions that they may be snubbing referees from countries who were planning to wear the OneLove bracelet in Qatar. Senior officials from England, Germany and the Netherlands have yet to take charge of their opening matches of the 2022 World Cup, despite every team having played at least once.
The trio of countries in question were joined by Wales, Belgium, Denmark and Switzerland in hopes of wearing the rainbow-colored OneLove bracelet in Qatar to promote LGBTQ+ rights. Homosexuality is illegal in the host nation and there have been reports of fans seeing confiscated rainbow-colored items before heading to stadiums.
The seven nations withdrew from the protest at the last minute under the threat of sporting action from FIFA. Harry Kane, and indeed the other captains involved, would reportedly have received an immediate yellow card, or worse, for every match in which they wore the armband.
The German team made a clear gesture to address the situation before their loss to Japan earlier this week when they posed for a group photo while covering their mouths.
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FIFA is now accused of snubbing ‘OneLove nations’ referees as the highly rated Premier League duo of Michael Oliver and Anthony Taylor, as well as Germany’s Daniel Siebert and Dutchman Danny Makkelie, have yet to meet. taken over for a 2022 World Cup match.
According to The Daily Mail, which has ‘astonished’ in arbitration circles, since none of the members of the quartet has even served as a fourth official in Qatar. FIFA later confirmed that Siebert would take charge of Tunisia vs Australia this weekend, but Taylor, Oliver and Makkelie are still awaiting their first assignment.
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Some circles have suspected a notable trend at the World Cup in Qatar.
FIFA is reportedly raising suspicions that they may be snubbing referees from countries who were planning to wear the OneLove bracelet in Qatar. Senior officials from England, Germany and the Netherlands have yet to take charge of their opening matches of the 2022 World Cup, despite every team having played at least once.
The trio of countries in question were joined by Wales, Belgium, Denmark and Switzerland in hopes of wearing the rainbow-colored OneLove bracelet in Qatar to promote LGBTQ+ rights. Homosexuality is illegal in the host nation and there have been reports of fans seeing confiscated rainbow-colored items before heading to stadiums.
The seven nations withdrew from the protest at the last minute under the threat of sporting action from FIFA. Harry Kane, and indeed the other captains involved, would reportedly have received an immediate yellow card, or worse, for every match in which they wore the armband.
The German team made a clear gesture to address the situation before their loss to Japan earlier this week when they posed for a group photo while covering their mouths.
FIFA is now accused of snubbing ‘OneLove nations’ referees as the highly rated Premier League duo of Michael Oliver and Anthony Taylor, as well as Germany’s Daniel Siebert and Dutchman Danny Makkelie, have yet to meet. taken over for a 2022 World Cup match.
According to The Daily Mail, this has ‘shocked’ refereeing circles, as none of the four have even served as fourth official in Qatar. FIFA later confirmed that Siebert would take charge of Tunisia vs Australia this weekend, but Taylor, Oliver and Makkelie are still awaiting their first assignment.
FIFA’s handling of the OneLove debacle has sparked an angry reaction among some soccer fans, who generally feel that threatening action against those who wore the armband amounted to an effort against promoting tolerance. Jamie Carragher asked Kane to wear the armband anyway, while fellow England hero Gary Neville suggested the coaching staff could share it from game to game, denying the threat of suspension.
Danish authorities were particularly opposed to the decision and Danish FA chief Jesper Moller has publicly withdrawn the country’s support for FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who plans to run unopposed in the upcoming election.
“There are presidential elections in FIFA,” he added. “There are 211 countries in FIFA and I understand that the current president [Infantino] has statements of support from 207 countries. Denmark is not among those countries. And we won’t be either.
“[Leaving FIFA] It is not a decision that has been made now. We have been clear for a long time. We have been discussing it in the Nordic region since August. I’ve thought about it again. I imagine there may be challenges if Denmark goes off on its own. But let’s see if we can’t talk about things.
“I have to think about the question of how to restore confidence in FIFA. We must assess what has happened and then we must create a strategy, also with our Nordic colleagues.”
“[Leaving FIFA] It is not a decision that has been made now. We have been clear for a long time. We have been discussing it in the Nordic region since August. I’ve thought about it again. I imagine there may be challenges if Denmark goes off on its own. But let’s see if we can’t talk about things.
“I have to think about the question of how to restore confidence in FIFA. We must assess what has happened and then we must create a strategy, also with our Nordic colleagues.”
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