FA Chief Mark Bullingham has explained why England took the decision not to wear the OneLove armband against Iran following a meeting with FIFA hours before kick-off.
The FA announced before England's opening World Cup fixture against Iran, along with six other European nations due to wear the OneLove armband at the 2022 Qatar World Cup, that Kane would not wear the armband. The decision came after the threat of captains receiving a yellow card for wearing the armband was upheld by FIFA.
Harry Kane revealed after the win against Iran that he wanted to wear the armband but was advised against doing so. In a statement from the joint football associations, it was confirmed before the Three Lions' 6-2 win against Iran in a statement which read: "FIFA has been very clear that it will impose sporting sanctions if our captains wear the armbands on the field of play."
