The German national team will not wear the rainbow armband at the World Cup opener on Wednesday. The Frankfurt fan representative Dario Minden finds clear words on this.
The German national team with the “One Love” armband at the World Cup in Qatar – that was actually the plan of the DFB. But after the threat of personal penalties, they backed down on Monday together with various other nations. Dario Minden from the association “Unsere KURK eV Frankfurt” is stunned.
“Your bravery is worthless”
“I don’t think the DFB leaders understand what the stepping down means. The (possible!) yellow card was actually a gift from FIFA: only for the price of a yellow card could you have shown your composure and gained a lot of respect in one fell swoop,” he told hr-sport. “So, on the other hand, the DFB has its first bitter and embarrassing defeat before the ball even rolls.” The German team’s first World Cup game is against Japan on Wednesday at 2 p.m.
Solidarity with the queer community only goes as far as there are no minimal negative consequences. “Thank you, but we don’t need such ‘solidarity’, your bravery is worthless.” Minden’s request to the DFB: “You said flying to Qatar and setting an example there was so much better than just staying away. You said you’re not wearing a real Pride armband because the ‘One Love’ armband is much stronger through the joint action of the eight federations. Well, wear the rainbow armband on Wednesday or never wear it again.”
Clear criticism of Infantino’s statement
He was also angry about the statement by FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who in a strange attempt at fraternization at a press conference on Saturday said, among other things, “Today I feel gay”. “Infantino can feel as gay as he is funny, but being gay isn’t a feeling, it’s an identity. I, on the other hand, feel angry, not just today,” said Minden.
At the end of September, the fan representative caused a stir on social media with a touching video. At that time he stepped up to the microphone at a DFB congress and said with a view to the World Cup in queer-hostile Qatar: “Football is there for everyone. It doesn’t matter whether you’re lesbian or gay. It’s there for everyone, for the boys, for the girls and everyone in between.”
