These individuals and others should not be excluded from soccer just because they hold opinions that are at odds with LGBT advocates and vice versa.” “Those who disagree with the politics represented by the LGBT rainbow include some religious believers as well as those who oppose the threat that transgenderism poses to soccer for girls and women. “No one should be required to wear a political symbol with which they disagree,” the group asserted. We're live at the Altrincham match over on our Instagram today!įollow us at: footyaccums /r3t4qCoy8x “Not everyone agrees with the causes represented by the LGBT rainbow,” Let All Play said on its webpage, which added that players who have refused to wear the LGBT rainbow in international and league play “have been harassed and now risk being disadvantaged in their careers.” It called on FIFA and IFAB to judge players on the basis of their soccer skills rather than their politics or religion. Other teams have required captains to wear an LGBT rainbow armband, said the website, and some have placed the LGBT rainbow on corner flags. Let All Play stated on its website, “The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) rainbow does not belong on the kit or the field in soccer.” It noted that the United States and Ireland have required their players to wear an LGBT rainbow on their game jerseys, and England required the wearing of LGBT rainbow shoe laces. “It's not subtle, but it's loud and gets the message across.”
“FIFA,” said the report from Let All Play, “needs to enforce its own rules” and “guarantee all are welcome” in the world’s most popular sport. According to the group, “The Laws of the Game from the International Football Association Board (IFAB) state, “Equipment must not have any political, religious or personal slogans, statements or images” (Law 04.5).1 FIFA’s Equipment Regulations add that this includes a ban on any ‘political or comparable symbol.” (Article 8.3).2
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In an appeal to FIFA - the organization that governs professional soccer around the world - and IFAB - which governs soccer rules - Let All Play argues that the LGBT “rainbow” is a political symbol that is proscribed by FIFA rules. LONDON, Febru( LifeSiteNews) - Requiring professional soccer players to wear LGBTQ rainbow symbols violates FIFA and IFAB rules, which prohibit political, personal or religious symbols on game jerseys, according to the Let All Play organization in its report “Let All Play: Yes to soccer, no to politics.”