FIFA has faced fresh criticism for its handling of World Cup teams showing support for the LGBTQ+ community, amid claims the Qatari hosts are «running the show».
Germany’s players covered their mouths during a team photo ahead of their 2-1 defeat against Japan to show «FIFA is silencing us» by shutting down attempts to wear rainbow-coloured armbands, breakingnews.ie reports.
Seven European nations, including England and Wales, abandoned plans to wear the anti-discrimination symbol after FIFA threatened sporting sanctions.
