England loses to Iceland in its last friendly before Euro 2024

Sad they are forced to wear that ridiculous captain's armband.

Sad they are forced to wear that ridiculous captain's armband

Not really a point to be concerned or upset about.

Not too many of that starting line-up will be starting at the Euros but that’s still poor.

Not really a point to be concerned or upset about.

It is a prime example of forced wokeness. It is a game of football not a political rally.

It is a prime example of forced wokeness. It is a game of football not a political rally.

It’s a piece of cloth maybe about 5cm in width worn while playing football.

Nothing like a political rally. It really isn’t unless you have been at something you mistakenly believed was a political rally.

The armband is supporting those footballers who are also part the LBG community. As they also support anti-racism by taking the knee.

What an awful result. Nice for me to see two Palace players in the photo mind.

The armband is supporting those footballers who are also part the LBG community.

Why do such footballers need special recognition, affirmation, attention, or approval -- based on their sexual behavior, which should be an entirely private thing?

That's really all it is. A constant quest for affirmation and approval, no matter how much they have to throw it in everyone's faces.

Why do the LGBT rainbow colors need to be infused into everything?

If I were that guy, I'd flat out refuse to wear it. I'd wear a regular captain's armband instead.

Professional football has black players who suffer racism—also, LGBT players who suffer hate and discrimination.

7 - Homophobia, Hate Crime and Men’s Professional Football

https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/hate-crime-in-football/homophobia-hate-crime-and-mens-professional-football/FE6EAECCF95CC9EFBCAE2D61D6149D2E

"Many fans believe anti-gay prejudice is widespread in the men’s game in their home country, and amounts to a serious problem"

https://yougov.co.uk/sport/articles/49409-homophobia-in-football-the-views-of-fans-across-europe

The armband is supporting those footballers who are also part the LBG community.

Name two.

As they also support anti-racism by taking the knee.

That is to show support for a life long criminal who died in an arrest in the US. Nothing to do with the UK.

Those England players making 20 million a year to play football are really suffering from discrimination.

It’s a piece of cloth maybe about 5cm in width worn while playing football.

So you would be happy with a Swastika emblem... as long as it was only 5cm?

The Gay flag is political and not needed. It is a football game. There should be no forced political emblems of any kind.

Taking the knee by European players is about tackling racism in the game and has nothing to do with anything that happened in the US.

Mr Kipling

The armband is supporting those footballers who are also part the LBG community.

Thomas Hitzlsperger Germany.

Jake Daniels England.

Zander Murray Scotland.

Bethany England England.

Many others.

Mr Kipling

Those England players making 20 million a year to play football are really suffering from discrimination.

More players are earning less than that. There are hundreds of players in the five English leagues.

The players, their unions, and their clubs decide what support they give to racism and LBG hatred and discrimination. Nothing is forced on the players.

Hmm. There are some exceedingly homophobic comments here. Totally off-topic and irrelevant.

England lost. No surprise there. How they are one of the favourites beats me.

That’s the topic of the article.

Why do the LGBT rainbow colors need to be infused into everything?

Everything? I think you are seeing things which don’t exist.

Just thinking about last week. I didn’t see a single rainbow flag ( maybe I’m not obsessively searching them out in order to get outraged ).

This story is about a crap England performance along with other footy results. The captain wore a piece of cloth not too much bigger than a wristwatch and the permanently outraged are having kittens again. People, take it easy.

As for the reason for this armband, I went to football matches as a kid and can remember racist and homophobic chants. Absolute trash and some of the trash still do it but thankfully it’s far less tolerated than before.

A good thing. Throw the trash out.

England lost. No surprise there. How they are one of the favourites beats me.

That’s the topic of the article

Indeed. You could argue that this isn’t the staring 11 but it doesn’t show too much promise in terms of bringing talent off the bench.

It’s a piece of cloth maybe about 5cm in width worn while playing football.

So you would be happy with a Swastika emblem... as long as it was only 5cm?

Erm…no.

A Swastika is a symbol of a filthy ideology responsible for the deaths and executions of millions - among them LGBT people.

Do you see the difference between that and an armband worn to tell people that discrimination is not acceptable in football?

I sincerely hope so.