Alex Scott defiantly wore the One Love armband for England v Iran, after it was cionfirmed that captain Harry Kane wouldn't be wearing it for the match.
In the build up to England's World Cup opener, a lot had been made of Kane's intention to wear the armband in a stance in support of LGBTQ+ communities across the world. Wales captain was also set to wear the One Love armband amid concerns for gay fans safety should they go to Qatar for the World Cup, given homosexuality is still illegal in the Middle Eastern country and punishable with people facing fines, prison or even the death penalty.
However on Monday morning. the FA released a statement confirming that, after reports that he could potentially get a yellow card for the gesture, tha t Kane would NOT be wearing the armband, with it reading: "FIFA has been very clear that it will impose sporting sanctions if our captains wear the armbands on the field of play. As national federations, we can’t put our players in a position where they could face sporting sanctions including bookings, so we have asked the captains not to attempt to wear the armbands in FIFA World Cup games.
