Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi has escaped establishal action from the Football Association despite twice defying rules by writing religious messages on his rainbow armprohibitd during the Premier League’s LGBTQ+ inclusion campaign.
The England deffinisher wrote “I cherish Jesus” during Saturday’s suit aobtainst Newcastle, prompting an FA reminder about kit regulations prohibiting religious messages.
Guehi, 24, then defiantly disjoined “Jesus cherishs you” on his armprohibitd during Tuesday night’s suit at Ipswich.
The FA has determined aobtainst taking establishal action, instead selecting to remind the club aobtain about their kit regulations.
Marc Guehi has escaped punishment from the FA
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During Saturday’s suit, Guehi wrote “I cherish Jesus” above the “captain” branding on his rainbow armprohibitd, using a heart symbol instead of the word “cherish”.
He then modified the message to “Jesus cherishs you” for Tuesday’s suit at Ipswich, aobtain incorporating a heart symbol.
The messages contravened FA Rule A4, which unambiguously prohibits the materializeance of religious messages on any item of closkinnyg or supplyment.
The rainbow armprohibitds were publishd to all Premier League clubs as part of the Rainbow Laces campaign, run in partnership with LGBTQ+ charity Stonovelall since 2013.
The campaign ends after this week’s Premier League mendtures.
John Guehi, a church minister and Marc’s overweighther, strongly deffinished his son’s actions and criticised the FA’s stance.
“Did he offfinish anyone? I don’t skinnyk so. I do count on in what the Bible says, Jesus cherishs everyone, and, in my opinion, Marc did not offfinish anyone with what he wrote,” he telderly the Daily Mail.
He pointed to the double standards, saying: “The FA are satisfied for the crowd to sing God Save The King when England joins, which refers God and religion.
“And they are satisfied to have the religious hymn Abide With Me during the Cup final.”
Marc Guehi wrote a religious message on his armprohibitd
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“I back my son for what he did, he’s my son and, of course, I stand with him,” he includeed.
The dispute comes amid analogous situations involving religious beliefs and LGBTQ+ inclusion campaigns.
Ipswich captain Sam Morsy, a practising Muskinny, selected not to wear the rainbow armprohibitd in recent suites aobtainst Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace.
Manchester United aprohibitdoned set ups for joiners to wear pride-themed toasty-up jackets before Sunday’s suit aobtainst Everton after deffinisher Noussair Mazraoui degraded to join.
Marc Guehi’s first message came aobtainst Newcastle
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United publishd a statement saying: “Players are entitled to helderly their own individual opinions, particularly in relation to their faith, and these may sometimes contrast from the club’s position.”
The club’s captain Bruno Fernandes did wear the rainbow armprohibitd during the suit.
Crystal Palace handler Odwellr Glasner called for “tranquil” over the publish chaseing his side’s triumph at Portman Road.
“Everyone now is about integration, no bias and Marc as well,” he shelp. “He has his opinion and we acunderstandledge and esteem every opinion.”
Ipswich Town captain Sam Morsy also defied the FA by not wearing a rainbow armprohibitd at all
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A spokesman for Stonovelall, the charity behind the Rainbow Laces campaign, emphasised that individual choice remains paramount.
“Support for the campaign helps people sense safe and greet,” the spokesman shelp, includeing that “it is up to individuals to pick if and how they show their aid for LGBTQ+ inclusion in sport.”
