Similar to the men’s WC in Qatar, rainbow armbands are not allowed at the WC this year. Instead, there are eight different captain’s volumes to choose from, with different compartments. Fair enough, none of them are specifically aimed at queers, such as the forbidden rainbow armband. Then New Zealand’s captain Ali Riley found a clever way to get around Fifa’s controversial rainbow rule. NOT ALLOWED: This One Love bracelet with rainbow colors is not allowed to be worn in the WC. Photo: ANDREW BOYERS / Reuters – Crashing the internet Because after New Zealand’s first World Cup win ever, an ecstatic Riley stood in the interview zone, holding his head and gesticulating. Then several people noticed that the captain had painted the nails in the colors of the rainbow on one hand. On the other hand, it appears to be the colors of the trans flag. – Ali Riley (and her pride nails) is crashing the internet, her club Angel City FC wrote under a picture of the captain on Instagram. COLOR: On her left hand Riley had the colors of the rainbow, while on the right in the picture here she had the colors of the trans flag. Photo: Andrew Cornaga / AP There, she receives enormous support in the comments section, including from soccer player Jennifer Garner, who is also a part owner of the club. – “We stan”, writes Garner. On Twitter, Riley has received an enormous number of statements of support and hundreds of thousands have seen the image of the captain with the colorful nails. – Nothing stops Ali Riley from showing “pride” in the WC this summer, tweets the website Women’s Sport Exchange. – We back her stunt until the captain has not only won tributes from fans and supporters. Riley’s teammates also pay tribute to her for the fight she takes. – I think it is such an amazing thing. She may not wear the captain’s armband in this tournament. She really is a champion, says New Zealand player Catherine Joan “CJ” Bott to news. SUPPORT: Rennie (tv) and Bott give their full support to their captain. Photo: Eskil Wie Furunes / news Team friend Gabi Rennie sits next to him and nods. – She is definitely someone who uses her platform in a positive way, and everyone is so proud of her and the way she represents the LGBTQ+ community. Good for her, we back her and society all together, says Bott. Some of the Norwegian players have also caught on to the stunt – and think it’s cool. – I think it’s cool, of course. It’s a bit about the regulations, but there are no rules that say you can’t have different colors on your nails either. So yes, it’s cool that she does it and a nice thing, says Frida Maanum to news. – Cool of ho. It was a great way to bring out a storeroom, says Guro Bergsvand. Will find ways to be heard Before the championship, Riley told CNN that she would be proud if she got to wear the rainbow armband. – I would like us as captains to come together and work with Fifa to ensure that we have a voice and are able to share what we believe in. But I am sure that we will find ways, no matter what, to ensure that our voices are heard.
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