{"id":22842,"date":"2022-11-22T19:20:58","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T19:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/germany-will-take-legal-action-against-fifa-after-rainbow-denial-news-sport-sports-news-results-and-broadcasting-schedule\/"},"modified":"2022-11-22T19:20:59","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T19:20:59","slug":"germany-will-take-legal-action-against-fifa-after-rainbow-denial-news-sport-sports-news-results-and-broadcasting-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/germany-will-take-legal-action-against-fifa-after-rainbow-denial-news-sport-sports-news-results-and-broadcasting-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany will take legal action against Fifa after rainbow denial – news Sport – Sports news, results and broadcasting schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This is what the German newspaper Bild writes on Tuesday afternoon. A spokesperson for the German association confirms that they are investigating whether Fifa has the court on their side. – Fifa has stopped us from showing a symbol of diversity and human rights. They have done it at the same time as threatening us with sporting sanctions, without specifying them, says Steffen Simon in the German Football Association. According to Bild, the association wants fast-track processing, so that an initial decision can be made within 48 hours. According to Bild, the union’s wish is that they receive legal protection, pending a final decision. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) informs news that they have not yet received an appeal from the German federation. At the same time, they confirm that they have a so-called Ad hoc department for the World Cup, which means that they must process such an appeal within 48 hours after it has been received. With legal protection, they will be able to play with rainbow colored captain’s armbands without sanctions, pending a final verdict in the case. Germany was one of seven countries that had intended to have a captain’s armband in rainbow colors and the text “One Love”. Helle Thorning-Schmidt of the Danish Football Association stated earlier on Tuesday to news that a one-match quarantine for the captain should have been an option. In the past, it has also been suggested that the captain would receive a yellow card. Sponsor has withdrawn – The company wants to clearly distance itself from the attitudes of Fifa and the statements of president Gianni Infantino. That is why Rewe is withdrawing as a sponsor of the German football ban, Lionel Souque, managing director of Rewe told Der Spiegel. – We stand for diversity – and football is also diversity. Fifa’s scandalous attitude is absolutely unacceptable to me as CEO of a diverse company and as a football fan, he continues. Die Welt writes that the advertising effects of Rewe will be given away free of charge with immediate effect. The company itself announced that they will take the costs. Rewe will donate the proceeds when the campaign ends. – Very interesting development Rewe informed the association in October that they wanted to withdraw from the agreement after the World Cup, but after Germany chose to drop the “OneLove” armband, they withdrew with immediate effect. RULE: Several nations have used the rainbow colored captain’s armbands for a long time. Photo: CARL RECINE \/ Reuters news’s \u200b\u200bsports commentator Jan Petter Saltvedt thinks it is a shame that it is the sponsors who have to take responsibility for telling what they think about what Fifa is now trying to implement. – At the same time, it is those who actually sit with the power who frighten Fifa the most. It is a very interesting development. We can only hope that the Germans and others will be so inspired that someone dares to test the limits of what Fifa dares to come up with in terms of sanctions if someone wears this armband, says Saltvedt to news. COMMENTATOR: news’s \u200b\u200bJan Petter Saltvedt. Photo: ALEM ZEBIC \/ news – Marking against discrimination He has no doubt that Rewe’s choice to resign is the right one. – Rewe uses the power they have, and hopefully others will begin to threaten the same. This is a language even Gianni Infantino understands. – What can we expect now? – This case is far from over. Now Fifa has put itself in a position, and then we will see what the consequences will be. It is perhaps time that they show a certain cultural understanding back, and stand by what they have claimed when it comes to the fact that human rights actually have a central place in both everything they do and in what a World Cup should be, he says. He continues: – That is what this is all about, it is a mark against discrimination. It is not directed at Qatar specifically, at all. Reactions Germany, England, the Netherlands, Denmark, Wales, Belgium and Switzerland had all planned to wear a rainbow-coloured captain’s armband with the text “OneLove” during the World Cup in Qatar, but after threats of sporting punishment from the International Football Association (Fifa) they have all reversed. The German federation’s director Oliver Bierhoff was surprised that Fifa is taking action just before the tournament in Qatar starts. – Fifa’s behavior is also frustrating for us. “This escalation means it’s no longer about the sport,” Bierhoff said at a news conference after the decision not to play with the “OneLove” armband was announced. DISAPPOINTED: Oliver Bierhoff (TV) is disappointed that Germany’s captain cannot play with the rainbow armband. Photo: Matthias Schrader \/ AP \u2013 There is of course a lot of irritation. It feels like censorship, and of course they can take the armband now, but the values \u200b\u200bthat we stand for, we want to have and always express. But it is also a difficult situation for some, he continues. – Bierhoff, the national team manager in Germany, expressed his frustration yesterday, now he has received the support he needs to take this further. Now it has immediate consequences outside of sports as well, says Saltvedt.
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