Harry Kane could have been prevented from playing against Iran or even put the game in jeopardy if England had followed through with the plan for the captain to wear a rainbow-coloured armband in their World Cup opener, it has emerged.
The Football Association were among seven European federations to pull the plug on the 'OneLove', pro-inclusivity armband in Qatar after FIFA threatened players who wear it with 'sporting sanctions' - initially thought to be mean a pre-match yellow card.
