England have confirmed captain Harry Kane will no longer be wearing a 'OneLove' armband in the World Cup opener with Iran on Monday. The Three Lions skipper was due to wear the armband to promote diversity and inclusion in Qatar, where same-sex relationships are outlawed.
England, Wales and seven other countries announced they were committing to donning the armband in the build-up to the tournament. However, after being threatened with yellow cards by governing body FIFA, the FA have now released a statement explaining the gesture has been dropped.
The statement read: "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.
