The wearing of the OneLove armband has been just one of the issues that has overshadowed the start of the World Cup in Qatar. It is a World Cup that has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons.
England, on the pitch, were making waves for the right ones as they began their tournament in dream fashion - thrashing Iran 6-2 in Group B. Bukayo Saka netted twice, with Jude Belllingham, Raheem Sterling, Marcus Rashford and Jack Grealish also getting in on the scoring act.
But all the talk ahead of the match in Qatar was over the OneLove armband. Skipper Harry Kane had confirmed he would wear it, to show support for the LGBTQ+ community, but after FIFA threatened players from countries who wore it with a yellow card, the FA, as well as six other European countries who had agreed to make a stand for LGBTQ+ rights, decided against doing so.
