German football federation to take legal action over FIFA's OneLove armband ban GER
The German Football Association are taking FIFA to the Court of Arbitration for Sport over their ban on OneLove armbands.
However, Germany are fighting the decision and hope CAS can will overule the FIFA ban which could mean that Neuer wear the armband for their second World Cup group game against Spain.“FIFA has forbidden us from using a symbol of diversity and human rights,” he said.
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