It has already been announced that England captain Harry Kane will wear a OneLove bracelet at the World Cup in Qatar, albeit banned by FIFA.
English and Welsh football leaders insist they will continue to campaign on human rights and compensation issues for migrant workers in Qatar after FIFA told World Cup teams to lecture on politics and morality out of the tournament. FIFA management called for a "focus on football" in a letter revealed exclusively by Our Organization Thursday night, just after it was sent to the 32 World Cup finalists.
The English and Welsh football associations have issued a joint statement with eight other European associations as part of a UEFA working group on human rights and employment, saying they will continue to press on issues off the pitch. They acknowledged Qatar's progress in improving working conditions and said LGBTQ + fans would be welcome despite the fact that same-sex relationships are criminalized in the conservative Gulf nation.
But the European nations said: "We also recognize that every country has problems and challenges and we agree with FIFA that diversity is a strength.
FIFA sent out the letter last week as European nations had sought assurances from FIFA last week that there would be compensation for any deaths of migrant workers in Qatar.
The UEFA group also included Belgium, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal and Switzerland, who will play in Qatar, as well as unskilled nations Norway and Sweden.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino and General Secretary Fatma Samoura wrote to them last week: "Please don't let football get involved in every ideological or political battle out there."