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World Cup 2022: Fifa's clampdown on rainbow armbands conflicts with its own guidance on human rights

The 2022 men’s World Cup host nation Qatar is known for its human rights abuses relating to women, migrant workers and those from the LGBTQ+ community. Same sex relationships in Qatar are illegal and punishable by up to seven years in prison. As Qatar is hosting one of the most…

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How to watch Senegal vs Netherlands - UK TV channel, live stream online, early team news

Virgil van Dijk will lead out his Netherlands side this afternoon as they kick off their World Cup campaign against Senegal

Liverpool Echo

European team captains at the World Cup won't wear armbands promoting diversity

Seven European national soccer teams, including England and Wales, said their team captains would not wear the armbands because they feared on-field punishment by World Cup organizers.

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Chaos as England fans in Qatar are unable to enter stadium for Iran game due to e-ticket error

Some fans say their tickets have disappeared from the app, while others are unable to login

Evening Standard

Rio Ferdinand says England fell ‘like a pack of cards’ with OneLove armband climbdown

England, and six other European countries, had planned to wear the armband but changed their mind on the day of their opening game

The Independent UK

Alex Scott wears OneLove armband on BBC coverage of England vs Iran

Fifa has threatened to issue yellow cards to any player wearing the multi-coloured armband, which forced England and other nations to back down over the issue

The Independent UK

Alex Scott wears OneLove armband in powerful on-air gesture after England ban

Former England international Alex Scott decided to wear the OneLove armband during a pitchside segment on BBC One ahead of the Three Lions' opening World Cup match against Iran

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Seven World Cup teams drop plan to wear "OneLove" armband backing LGBTQ rights

Bosses of seven European squads competing at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar on Monday caved in to threats of disciplinary action from organisers Fifa and confirmed team skippers would not wear a rainbow-themed armband in support of LGBTQ rights.

Radio France Internationale

Jamie Carragher disagrees with England armband U-turn as The FA give in to FIFA World Cup threat

Jamie Carragher warned The FA that they could look 'weak' if England back down to FIFA and do not wear the 'OneLove' armband'

Football London

Gareth Southgate has already proven Tony Adams wrong over bizarre Harry Kane World Cup call

FIFA World Cup 2022 latest: Tony Adams doesn't think that Harry Kane should be England's captain in the future

Football London

Gianni Infantino drops some bars. As if this wasn’t tough enough already

In today’s Football Daily: We’ve seen worse! Plus Cristiano Ronaldo and more

The Guardian - UK

MPs condemn FA for ‘crumbling’ over OneLove armband U-turn

Ministers challenged to wear armbands instead if they attend matches in Qatar

The Independent UK

'Get the badge in' - Bristol Rovers have a familiar ambassador at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

Bristol Rovers president Wael Al-Qadi wore a club shirt as he attended the World Cup opener between Qatar and Ecuador

Bristol Post

FIFA suffer embarrassing beer gaffe as advert appears in stadium ahead of England vs Iran

FIFA made a U-Turn two days before the start of the 2022 World Cup after Qatar put pressure on them to ban beer from stadiums during the tournament - but an advert for Budweiser appeared in Doha

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Evening Standard

England bottled it over anti-discrimination ‘One Love’ armbands, fans say

England and Wales said they would not wear the One Love campaign armbands after Fifa warned of ‘sporting sanctions’ for doing so

Liverpool Echo

FIFA have let down Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk with demoralising U-turn

FIFA decision to impose sporting sanctions on anyone wearing the 'OneLove' armband has put Virgil van Dijk and England in difficult position

The Independent UK

England bottled it over anti-discrimination armbands, fans say

England and Wales said they would not wear the One Love campaign armbands after Fifa warned of ‘sporting sanctions’ for doing so.

Daily Mirror

FIFA make latest World Cup U-turn as opening ceremonies scrapped on Qatari instructions

Qatar's Supreme Committee have prompted FIFA to scrap plans to stage a ceremony before each game of the 2022 World Cup, becoming the latest in a series of U-turns from football's global governing body

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Football London

England confirmed team news vs Iran: Gareth Southgate hands Bukayo Saka first England start

England have announced the starting XI for their World Cup opener against Iran

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2022 FIFA World Cup: What are the tiebreaker rules for the group stage?

The tiebreaks for the World Cup get... weird.

Daily Mirror

Gary Neville comes up with way England can get round OneLove armband ban at World Cup

Harry Kane will not wear the OneLove armband in England's World Cup opener against Iran but Gary Neville has an idea over how the Three Lions can navigate sanctions

Daily Mirror

The FA deserve criticism for pathetic armband U-Turn but shameful FIFA warrant contempt

England, Wales and the other five countries who initially signed up to wear the "One Love" armband will no longer do so at the World Cup after threats of sporting punishments from FIFA

The Guardian - UK

England 6-2 Iran: World Cup 2022 – as it happened

Minute-by-minute report: Two-goal Bukayo Saka helped England get their campaign off to a flyer at the Khalifa International Stadium. Scott Murray was watching.

The Independent UK

John Oliver takes aim at ‘logically inexplicable’ Qatar World Cup in blistering Last Week Tonight monologue

‘I won’t say that Qatar definitely got the World Cup through bribery, but I won’t say that they didn’t. And I will say that they did,’ comedian quipped

The Independent UK

Armband U-turn and Infantino’s rant – the controversies so far at the World Cup

FIFA has had issues to deal with in Qatar in the early stages of the tournament.

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