Kane will wear the OneLove armband in Qatar, where same-sex relationships and the promotion of same-sex relationships, are criminalised. ThreeLions
Harry Kane ‘honoured’ to wear anti-discrimination armband for England at Qatar World CupEngland captain Harry Kane will wear an anti-discrimination armband during the team’s World Cup matches in Qatar this winter.
“As captains we may all be competing against each other on the pitch, but we stand together against all forms of discrimination. FA chief executive Mark Bullingham said his organisation was also lobbying the game’s global governing body FIFA for an update regarding a compensation scheme for migrant workers in Qatar and the creation of a centre to help those workers access support.
Human rights organisations including Amnesty International have called on FIFA to set aside 440 million US dollars to support a compensation fund and help establish a migrant workers centre.The FA said a group of migrant workers had been invited to England’s World Cup training base at Al Wakrah to meet the players.