Eden Hazard, a former Chelsea player, criticized Germany for wearing the OneLove armband during the World Cup in Qatar.
Given that homosexuality is banned in Qatar, FIFA's decision to forbid some European countries from wearing the rainbow armband during the tournament has sparked controversy among players, spectators, and experts.
Prior to the start of their opening match against Japan on Wednesday, Germany's players made a strong message in response to FIFA's ban, covering their lips to signify that they had been silenced by the organization.
Wales, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Denmark were all scheduled to wear the OneLove armband, and the Danes are even inclined to quitting FIFA as a result of the dispute.
Belgium and Real Madrid star Hazard is now the latest player to aim a dig at Germany over their protest.
‘Afterwards they lost the match,’ Hazard told RMC Sport when asked about the German gesture.
‘They would have done better not to do it and to win.
‘We are here to play football, I am not here to send a political message, people are better placed for that. We want to be focused on football.
‘I’m not comfortable talking about it because I’m here to play football. We were banned for a bit…
‘I didn’t want to start the match with a yellow card, it would have been annoying for the rest of the tournament.’
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