Germany players placed their hands over their mouths during a team photo ahead of their game against Japan for their World Cup Group E as the row over FIFA's threat of sanctions over the 'OneLove' armband continued
Germany players placed their hands over their mouths during a team photo ahead of their game against Japan for their World Cup Group E as the row over Fifa's threat of sanctions over the"OneLove" armband continued.
"They said it's not about making a political statement; human rights are non-negotiable," said Hamann. "The players are there to play football. It is certainly something they don’t like to do. They do it if they can, but there is only so much they can do."Didi Hamann feels players planning to wear the One Love armband have been let down by their FAs. The Germans covered their mouths in protest today📱Live updates: https://t.co/1fMQMqLQj9#FifaWorldCup pic.twitter.com/WNJLwOz2eh
A statement from the German Football Association said:"We wanted to use our captain's armband to take a stand for values that we hold in the Germany national team: diversity and mutual respect. Together with other nations, we wanted our voice to be heard.
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