German players cover their mouths in defiant team photo at Qatar World Cup, saying they’ve been silenced by Fifa over LGBTQ+ OneLove armband
The Germany team were one of seven nations planning to wear the OneLove armbands in Qatar - a message of support and unity for the LGBTQ+ community.
After the protest, the German Football Association released a statement supporting the team, saying: “To ban the armband is like banning our right to speak.”
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