The last couple of days have been awash with LGBTQ+ news across the various tabloids worldwide, with Marc Guehi and Sam Morsy leading the headlines.
The last couple of days have been awash with LGBTQ+ news across the various tabloids worldwide, with Marc Guehi and Sam Morsy leading the headlines.
Sam Morsy, born to an Egyptian father and a British mother in England, is the captain of Ipswich Town, and he completely abandoned the rainbow-coloured captain’s armband on Saturday and Tuesday in rounds 13 and 14 of the EPL against Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace respectively.
The son of a church minister, Marc Guehi, was born in the Ivory Coast but represented the English national team and also captains Crystal Palace. Has escaped punishment for twice writing religious messages across the rainbow-coloured captain’s armband on Saturday and Tuesday night in a bid to show the world his strong faith in Christianity.
What does the laws say exactly about religious statement or slogans in football?
The laws of the game forbid any player from using religious statements or slogans, with Law 4 of the International Football Association Board’s Laws of the Game stating: “Equipment must not have any political, religious or personal slogans, statements or images. Players must not reveal undergarments that show political, religious, or personal slogans, statements or images, or advertising other than the manufacturer’s logo.
For any offence the player and/or the team will be sanctioned by the competition organiser, national football association or by Fifa.”
The laws also say that: “The captain must wear an armband which is simple and conforms to the requirements of Law 4 relating to slogans, statements, images and advertising. It may be issued or authorised by the competition organiser.”
Senegalese Everton midfielder Idrissa Gana Gueye and Malian midfielder Mohamed Camara of AS Monaco have all come under criticism from authorities for declaring that wearing anything LGBTQ+ is against their religious beliefs.
Manchester United Moroccan defender Nousair Mazraoui earlier on Tuesday made it clear that he won’t wear the Adidas tracksuit designed with the rainbow colours.
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