Manchester United plans to wear pride-themed shirts in support of the LGBTQ+ community after a player refused to attend, citing his religious beliefs.
Plans to wear Adidas tops when they walked onto the pitch in next Sunday’s Premier League match against Everton were abandoned after defender Noussair Mazraoui said he could not wear the shirt because of his Muslim faith. Athletic.
Associated players previously wore the shirts during warm-up sessions before the match in aid of the Rainbow Laces campaign.
However, Mazraoui did not want to wear the shirts and “to maintain the team ethos and togetherness” the rest of the team decided not to wear the shirts, so that the Moroccan international would not be affected. The athletic report said some United players were unhappy with the decision.
The club refused to confirm the actor’s identity, while the Rainbow Demons – a club of LGBTQ+ supporters – said they did not want to name him despite feeling “great disappointment”.
In a statement, the club said it welcomed fans from all walks of life, including members of the LGBTQ+ community, and strongly advocated the principles of diversity and inclusion.
However, players are entitled to hold their own opinions, especially in relation to faith, which sometimes differ from the club’s position.
England captain Bruno Fernandes wore an armband against Everton on Sunday, while several players from the men’s and women’s teams took part in the video content campaign.
Iris Diablo said he had received “a lot of support” from United and the team fighting fans around the Arc Lace campaign, but expressed his disappointment at Mazraoui’s decision not to wear the jacket.
“We know that the player is important, but we feel that it is not our duty to throw him away, and risk spoiling all the other positive things that the majority of them have done for the club,” said the group of supporters. in the announcement.
He added: “We respected this player, feeling his right, while also feeling disappointed that he put the rest of the team in a position where he felt he couldn’t wear their shirts.
“We are also concerned that we may have such a negative effect on any player on the club who may struggle with sexuality.”
There were other questions about participation in this year’s Arc Lace campaign. I will lead Gippewik Sam Morsy refused to wear rainbow bracelets in a two-match project for religion.
The association vehicles are not involved in that case not to act against the Crystal Palace Guéhi Guéhi after twice Iris was wearing a suitable coat.
The England international and club had previously been warned by the FA’s jewelry regulations after wearing a bracelet saying “I love Jesus” during Saturday’s match against Newcastle. Guéhi then wore one saying ‘Jesus loves you’ against Ipswich on Tuesday night.