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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Jamie Gardner

Germany risk disciplinary action by covering mouths in protest at armband threat

PA Wire

Germany claim Fifa “denied us a voice” after their players covered their mouths in a World Cup statement before their Group E match with Japan.

It is the latest development in the row with the world’s governing body over the “One Love” initiative, with Fifa censoring Germany and other teams in Qatar, where homosexuality is illegal.

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