Alan Shearer has claimed that was "not fair" for the England players to have to deal with the backlash of the OneLove armbands U-turn.
Harry Kane was expected to sport the armband in the Three Lions' Group B opener against Iran on Monday in a show of solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community. However, the FA announced a dramatic backtrack on the morning of the game amid threats of on-pitch sanctions for the England captain.
The Three Lions were not the only nation to abandon their initial plans with the likes of the Netherlands, Germany, Wales and more also issuing statements. That will see Kane and his fellow captains sport FIFA's official 'No Discrimination' armband.
