First international match of Vatican women's soccer team cancelled after Austria players carry out protest about abortion and LGBT issues.

Political symbols do not belong on corner flags in soccer.

FIFA bans "marks, statements & slogans" on the armband & "political...images" on equipment. The LGBT rainbow appears to violate this.

Give fans the chance to cheer for their teams, not politics.

FIFA bans political "statements or images related to...any specific political act/event." LGBT rainbow for "Pride month" violates the rules.

FIFA bans "statements or images" that are "likely to offend." Those who oppose transgenderism in soccer are likely to object.

The FIFA ban on political symbols and statements includes those that are "likely to offend."

Placing the LGBT rainbow on the kit violates FIFA color regulations for player equipment.

FIFA bans political symbols and statements. Is the LGBT Rainbow political? Yes, it is.

"No player should be subjected to a political test in order to be considered for a team." Read why.

1. Promote the values of equality and fairness. 2. “Celebrate diversity in all its forms.” - FIFA President, Gianni Infantino 3. Strengthen social bonds. 4. ...

Background about the use of the LGBT rainbow in international soccer and why it is a problem.

Why political symbols do not belong in soccer.

Bundesliga soccer team VfL Wolfsburg announced March 13 that during its fourth annual "Diversity Weeks" initiative, the team will require players on their wo...

Women's bodies should not be used in sports or games as billboards for the political or religious agendas of others. Or course, nor should men's bodies be bi...

At a match on March 1 in Warsaw between Legia Warsaw and Miedź Legnica, teams in Poland's top level Exstraklasa professional soccer league, some spectators d...