Ipswich Town captain Sam Morsy refused to wear a rainbow armband during Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest due to his religion. The weekend
saw the return of the Rainbow Laces campaign to the Premier League, a platform in support of the LGBTQ+ community.
The campaign was launched 11 years ago, with clubs changing their corner flags to rainbow colours and their captains wearing a rainbow armband.
However, Egypt international Morsy was the only captain out of the 20 Premier League clubs to not wear a rainbow armband over the weekend, due to his religious beliefs.
“Ipswich can reaffirm that we are a welcoming club and we are proud to support the Premier League’s Rainbow Laces campaign and stand with the LGBTQ+ community,” an Ipswich statement said. “
As part of this year’s campaign, members of our men’s and women’s first-team squads have made weekly visits to our LGBTQ+ Foundation. “
She told ยูฟ่าเบท http://ufabet999.app Live: “I think there has to be an element of individual choice, but I’m really disappointed because a captain represents the team, and the club, and everybody who is a fan of that club, and everybody who works at that club, and that will include a lot of LGBT people as well.
“One’s own religious beliefs, if they are so strong that they feel they can’t champion inclusivity and diversity, then I think that’s a real shame that any religion would create those conditions.
“Being a captain, I think it comes with a big responsibility, and that’s to make sure that football is a game for everybody. That’s the whole point of the rainbow armband so it’s disappointing, but let’s move on with the positivity around this as well, with so many other captains championing equal rights.”
We also respect club captain Sam Morsy’s decision not to wear the rainbow armband in accordance with his religious beliefs.”