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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Suzanne Wrack

Leah Williamson wants England to wear OneLove armband at 2023 World Cup

Leah Williamson proudly wears the rainbow captain’s armband during England’s Euro 2022 game against Austria.
Leah Williamson proudly wears the rainbow captain’s armband during England’s Euro 2022 game against Austria. Photograph: MI News/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

The England captain, Leah Williamson, has said she hopes the Lionesses will be able to wear the OneLove armband at the World Cup in July, as the team prepares for three games in the Arnold Clark Cup.

England, Wales and five other European nations were forced to back down from wearing the armband that was intended as a protest at all forms of discrimination at the World Cup in Qatar. The decision came after they were warned by Fifa they would face sporting sanctions and that their captains could be booked or even forced to leave the pitch.

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