Roy Keane has hit out at the German national team over their pre-match protest against FIFA at the World Cup. The Irishman believes the players can still do more, insisting captain Manuel Neuer should have worn the OneLove captain’s armband.
The OneLove armband has been one of the most controversial moments of the tournament so far after Germany, England, Wales, Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands planned to wear it in protest against Qatar’s record on human rights.
However, they backed down after FIFA said they would face sporting sanctions including yellow cards for doing so. The Germans have been the first to perform a collective show of unhappiness at the decision, using their team photo to cover their mouths to suggest they had been silenced.
Yet, this was not enough for Keane who believes the players can still be doing more. “It’s a gesture and it’s a start,” he told ITV at half-time “But I think they can still do a lot more. They say they have been silenced, by who?
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Germany have since released a statement on their pre-match actions and doubled down on their stance and the message they hope to send.
It read: “It wasn’t about making a political statement – human rights are non-negotiable. That should be taken for granted, but it still isn’t the case. That’s why this message is so important to us.
“Denying us the armband is the same as denying us a voice. We stand by our position.” Germany have appealed FIFA’s threat of sporting sanctions at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in the hope they can wear the OneLove armband against Spain, with a decision expected within 48 hours.
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