German World Cup players cover mouths in protest of FIFA's ban on "One Love" armbands
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The gesture was a response to FIFA's effective nixing of seven European teams' plans to wear armbands that were seen as a rebuke to host nation Qatar and its human rights record.
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Germany’s players placed hands over their mouths and wore rainbow stripes on their warm-up tops and boots in a powerful statement of defiance against Fifa
Germany's players covered their mouths for the team photo before their World Cup opener against Japan on Wednesday in protest at FIFA's refusal to allow rainbow-themed armbands.
The gesture was a response to FIFA's effective nixing of seven European teams' plans to wear armbands that were seen as a rebuke to host nation Qatar and its human rights record.
The Germany team lined up in the traditional formation before Wednesday’s game against Japan and each of the 11 players covered their mouth with their right hand.
All Germany players took part in gesture in front of dozens of photographers on the pitch ahead of kickoff, after FIFA had threatened seven European teams with sanctions if they wore armband symbolizing diversity and tolerance
Germany's football federation says 'human rights are nonnegotiable' after FIFA threatened team captains who planned to wear rainbow symbol in protest of Qatar's discriminatory laws
The players covered their mouths for their team photo in an apparent rebuke of FIFA's clampdown on plans to wear armbands to protest discrimination in host nation Qatar.
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