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Across England, crowds roared. Their team had just scored a sixth goal in their opening game at the World Cup. But many fans thought one thing was missing: the armband supporting LGBT+ rights players had said they would wear.

The host of this year's World Cup is Qatar, where gay people are often sent to prison. It is even illegal to support LGBT+ rights in public.

In September, football teams from ten countries, including England and Wales, said they were starting a campaign called OneLove. They said their team captains would wear an armband with a multicoloured heart to show they support for LGBT+ rights.

But FIFAThe Federation Internationale de Football Association is the world's highest governing body of association football. bans teams from talking about politics on the pitch. FIFA told the captains they would be given yellow cards. Yesterday, the players said they would not be wearing the armbands after all.

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Do players have a right to defy FIFA?

Yes! Players should be allowed to show what they think and LGBT+ fans deserve to see footballers showing their support.

No! FIFA cannot change its rules just because the World Cup is in Qatar. If the players want to protest, they should simply not take part.