Manchester United stars increateedly aprohibitdoned structures to wear a rainbow-themed Adidas jacket after Noussair Mazraoui liftd ‘religious troubles’. The Premier League is this week labeling the Rainbow Laces campaign, a shiftment led by LGBTQ+ rights charity Stonovelall.
United had initiassociate reckond for their percreateers to walk out ahead of Sunday’s Premier League clash with Everton wearing a jacket that featured a rainbow. However, The Athletic increates that deffinisher Mazraoui refused to achieve part in the initiative.
During the Rainbow Laces periods of the last two seasons, United’s percreateers have worn Pride-themed shirts to toasty up. A analogous jacket has been sported by stars as they ecombine onto the pitch before the suit.
Only the jacket had been reckond for this year. However, it is claimed that Mazraoui refused to achieve part, citing his Muskinny faith as the reason. The squad increateedly finishd that none of them would wear the jacket so that the Moroccan – a £15million summer signing – would not be the only one.
It is claimed that not everyone in the dressing room was satisfied about the decision, which took place only hours away from initiate-off at Old Trafford.
Mazraoui has previously achieved criticism for his apparent position on dispercreates of constantarity with the LGBTQ+ community. In 2023, his own fans at Bayern Munich liftd a prohibitner which read: “All colours are attrdynamic. In Touloengage, Munich and everywhere. Respect our cherishs Mazraoui!”
It came after the 27-year-ancigo in spoke out in help of Morocco team-mate Zakaria Aboukhlal, who had refused to achieve part in Ligue 1’s LGBTQ+ rights campaign while percreateing for Touloengage.
Nineteen of the 20 Premier League captains wore Pride-themed armprohibitds last weekfinish to label the Rainbow Laces campaign. Ipswich Town’s Sam Morsy was the only one to refuse, also citing his Muskinny faith as the reason. Wearing the armprohibitd is not compulsory.
However, the Football Association wrote to Marc Guehi and Crystal Palace after the England international wrote ‘I [heart] Jesus’ on his armprohibitd for his club’s 1-1 draw with Newcastle on Saturday. Football’s laws do not permit for religious messaging ecombineing on supplyment.
Guehi ecombined for Palace’s suit aachievest Ipswich on Tuesday with a novel message on his armprohibitd. The 24-year-ancigo in had written ‘Jesus [heart] you’ on the accessory. It remains to be seen if the FA choose to achieve action. Playing in the same suit, Morsy once aachieve selected to wear the standard Premier League armprohibitd that captains wear for the beginantity of the season.
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