England set to choose from FIFA-approved captain’s armbands for Girls’s World Cup
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ngland gamers are nonetheless deciding which of FIFA’s eight accepted armbands captain Millie Bright will put on of their World Cup opener towards Haiti on Saturday.
Like on the males’s World Cup in Qatar, groups have been stopped from sporting a rainbow armband in assist of LGBTQ+ rights.
Instead, gamers will be capable to select from eight various armbands highlighting a wide range of social causes, together with gender equality, peace, inclusion and ending violence towards girls.
Speaking from the Lionesses’ group base in Brisbane, Jordan Nobbs mentioned: “We’ve had some brief conversations, but I think that will be discussed a little bit closer to the game.
“But obviously we know our values and equality, so that will be finalised soon.”
There isn’t any particular armband that advocates for the LGBTQ+ group and none comprises the rainbow spectrum generally related as the colors of pleasure.
While that call has drawn criticism, England head coach Sarina Wiegman has mentioned she thinks her gamers are proud of the answer.