What penalty will players face at the World Cup in Qatar for wearing the ‘One Love’ armband banned by FIFA? The DFB has now made a concrete statement for the first time.
For the first time, the German Football Association has made a concrete statement on the penalties for wearing the “one love“Arm band expressed. A yellow card is the minimum sanction,” said DFB President Bernd Neuendorf of the sports show.
DFB: The penalty could also be tougher
This emerges from an official letter from FIFA that the DFB received on Wednesday (November 23, 2022). The document also emphasizes that the punishment could go beyond a warning.
Bind as a sign of tolerance
FIFA had banned the German Football Association and six other European associations from using a captain’s armband with a heart in front of bright colors and the inscription “1 Love“. The teams wanted to set an example for tolerance and diversity as well as against exclusion.
Actions of the German players?
In an interview with Sportschau, DFB manager Oliver Bierhoff neither confirmed nor denied whether the German players would send an alternative sign of protest in the opening game against Japan on Wednesday. “We’ll see. It definitely kept the boys busy.”, according to Bierhoff. The English team responded to FIFA with a collective kneel before the game on Tuesday.
CAS: No DFB letter received yet
Due to the ban on the captain’s armband, the DFB announced on Tuesday (November 22, 2022) that it would examine legal action and a possible appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). In response to a sports show request on Wednesday (November 23, 2022), the CAS stated that no corresponding application had been received from the DFB.