Why isn’t Harry Kane wearing the OneLove armband for England?
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HARRY KANE was all set to lead England out against Iran wearing the OneLove captains armband TODAY - but things have changed.
The Three Lions and Wales were prepared to set the trend along with seven other national team captains, to wear a OneLove armband at the World Cup.
But SunSport have all the information on what has changed, which countries are wearing the armband and what the armband means.
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What does the OneLove World Cup armband mean?
The OneLove armbands at the Qatar World Cup promote inclusivity and LGBTQ+ rights.
This comes as Qatar, a country which criminalises same-sex relationships, is hosting the tournament.
The armband has caused controversy within Fifa as players could face a booking for wearing the armband due to it being unofficial.
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Who else is was supposed to wear the OneLove armband?
England were the first side committed to wearing the armband when they kick off against Iran.
However, the Three Lions and SIX other European countries have pulled out of wearing the OneLove armband.
They include Wales, Germany, France, Belgium, Denmark and Switzerland.
What has been said?
A joint statement from England, Wales, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Switzerland and Denmark read: "Fifa has been very clear that it will impose sporting sanctions if our captains wear the armbands on the field of play.
"As national federations, we can't put our players in a position where they could face sporting sanctions including bookings, so we have aslked the captains not to attempt to wear the armbands in FIFA World Cup games.
"We were prepared to pay fines that would normally apply to breaches of kit regulations and had a strong comitment to wearing the armband.
"However we cannot put our players in a position where they might be booked or even forced to leave the field of play.
"We are very frustrated by the FIFA decision which we believe is unprecedented - we wrote to FIFA in September informing them of our wish to wear the One Love armband to actively support inclusion in football, and had no response.
"Our players and coaches are disappointed - they are strong supporters of inclusion and will show support in other ways."