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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Colin Millar

German FA 'planning legal action against FIFA' after OneLove armband fiasco

The DFB (German FA) are considering taking legal action against world football’s governing body FIFA over their stance on OneLove armbands.

England and Wales were among the nations which opted against wearing the armband in Qatar due to the threat that their respective captains Harry Kane and Gareth Bale could receive yellow cards for doing so. The late decisions from the respective FAs have been heavily criticised.

The German FA were among the other European nations who had originally committed to wearing the armband at the World Cup before reversing their decision in the wake of FIFA outlawing it and threatening sporting repercussions should they proceed to wear them.

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