The fact that four Telstar players refuse to play in a rainbow shirt this Friday is keeping people busy in IJmuiden and Velsen. The shirt is specially designed for more inclusivity and tolerance. In the video above you can see how differently IJmuiden residents think about the issue.
The club’s top scorer Zakaria Eddahchouri, Leonardo Rocha de Almeida, Mohammed Tahiri and Alae-Eddine Bouyaghlafen do not want to go on the field in the specially designed rainbow shirt. It is unclear why they do not want to wear the shirt.
To connect
Telstar previously announced that it would play in specially designed shirts as part of Telstar All Together. “Football is for everyone regardless of cultural background, skin color, race, sexual preference or religion. Everyone should feel welcome in football. Telstar is committed to connecting and inclusion and is against social exclusion,” can be read on the website. the club. “Inclusion also includes tolerance and within that spirit we respect the choice of our colleagues within our wonderful club”