Many England followers have reacted angrily after the gamers took to the sector in opposition to Brazil at Wembley with their collars down, displaying off the controversial new flag design on the Nike package. The choice to tinker with the St George's Cross was met with widespread condemnation this week, and led to requires the workforce to put on their collars up on Saturday evening in protest.

However, the gamers as a substitute all walked out on the nationwide stadium with their collars down, a lot to the disdain of supporters. Manufacturer Nike opted for a horizontal bar and a mixture of blues and purples somewhat than the pink of the unique flag, with the image clearly seen on the collars.

One fan wrote on X: "There was some pressure online for England players to 'turn their collars up' tonight. How do we all think that's going so far?"

Another accused the gamers of being 'cowards' for not protesting, whereas one person advised the authorities had ordered the workforce to put on collars down. "Why haven’t they all got collars up? Bet they’ve been told they can’t," they added.

"We understand what it means to our fans, and how it unites and inspires. And it will be displayed prominently at Wembley tomorrow - as it always is - when England play Brazil."

There appeared little by means of response from followers inside Wembley, with no jeers obvious because the facet walked out on the nationwide stadium. The 90,000 seater stadium was bought out forward of the pleasant worldwide conflict.