Female star steals spotlight from England

It comes after England and seven other countries decided they would not wear the armband for fear of FIFA sanctions.England, Wales, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Switzerland and Denmark planned to wear the armband in all their games in Qatar.But under pressure from FIFA, who warned captains would receive a yellow card if they wore the One Love armband, the countries have U-turned.But Scott remained defiant and shown solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community.“I don’t think it’s fair on the players to do this on the morning of the game, they have done incredible work, they knew the rules, it could be one of the biggest games they play, all the players should be thinking about is how to win the game,” she said.“It would have made a strong statement imagine if Harry came out wearing the armband.”Scott has received praise for her stance with one fan saying: “You legend Alex Scott.”Another added: “Top s***housery from Alex Scott.”And a third said: “Leave it to a Lioness to take a stand. Respect to Alex Scott.”A joint statement 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 asked 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 commitment 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.”This article was originally published by The Sun and reproduced with permission

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It comes after England and seven other countries decided they would not wear the armband for fear of FIFA sanctions.England, Wales, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Switzerland and Denmark planned to wear the armband in all their games in Qatar.But under pressure from FIFA, who warned captains would receive a yellow card if they wore the One Love armband, the countries have U-turned.But Scott remained defiant and shown solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community.“I don’t think it’s fair on the players to do this on the morning of the game, they have done incredible work, they knew the rules, it could be one of the biggest games they play, all the players should be thinking about is how to win the game,” she said.“It would have made a strong statement imagine if Harry came out wearing the armband.”Scott has received praise for her stance with one fan saying: “You legend Alex Scott.”Another added: “Top s***housery from Alex Scott.”And a third said: “Leave it to a Lioness to take a stand. Respect to Alex Scott.”A joint statement 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 asked 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 commitment 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.”This article was originally published by The Sun and reproduced with permission