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teabagmoustache t1_ix7t4r5 wrote

I get that it was an FA decision agreed by the European nations but it is pathetic behaviour from all the nations involved.

The FA's reasons are that they didn't want to pressure players into getting booked for making a statement but surely that should be up to the players themselves.

Accepting a yellow card for wearing an armband would have been an even bigger statement but they all collectively shit their pants.

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Fishflakes24 t1_ix8calk wrote

What they mean is they don't want to put the players in a position where they have to either risk getting sent home from a tournament they have spent there whole lifes training for by wearing an armband or getting attacked on social media and have people shouting for sponsors to cancel them for refusing to wear an arm band.

It was done to take the decision away from the players so they can't be blamed for either outcome.

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teabagmoustache t1_ix8oft8 wrote

I suppose, I think calling their bluff would have paid off though. They were never going to send 6 European captains home, we'll probably never know what the actual sanctions would have been though.

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kelskelsea t1_ixeeqhg wrote

At this point who knows what FIFA would do to keep the peace with qatar

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dcmtw1029 t1_ix8c5a7 wrote

Until that player gets another yellow card during the match

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teabagmoustache t1_ix8oqgs wrote

It feels like that would just intensify the criticism and show how much of a farce this World Cup has become.

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