Traveling to Berlin this Friday, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne was asked about the controversy surrounding the now famous "One Love" armband, which FIFA has banned from wearing during World Cup matches in Qatar.
“It seems to me a good thing” that “the players can express themselves on the values which we obviously fully share, while respecting the rules of the tournament”, she said during a joint press conference with Olaf. Scholz, the German chancellor.
A kind of “at the same time”, therefore, but which still invites the Blues to take their responsibilities if they wish.
Thursday, the Minister of Sports Amélie Oudéa-Castera wanted to be a little more direct.
“Would I have liked there to be a space of complete freedom?
The answer is clearly yes.
Are there spaces of freedom left where our French team can continue to express its commitment to human rights?
The answer is yes, asserted the minister on the Public Senate channel.
The Germans show it.
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Angry at the International Federation's decision, the German players covered their mouths in protest on Wednesday before the match against Japan.
On the French side, RAS.
In line with the statements of the president of the FFF Noël Le Graët, loyal to FIFA, captain Hugo Lloris has made it known that he will not fight to wear this armband.
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