Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville has come up with a novel way for England to still wear the OneLove armband at the World Cup and avoid a ban.
Harry Kane previously intended to don the armband to advocate solidarity and inclusion during the Three Lions’ Group B opener against Iran on Monday. Due to the threat of an instant yellow card, however, the decision was made to not follow through with the idea.
A Football Association statement on Monday 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.
