Goalkeeper Hugo Loris, the world champion captain, confirmed on Monday that “respect must be shown” to Qatar in light of the controversy over several issues for hosting the World Cup finals that start on Sunday.
“Before doing anything, you need the approval of FIFA and the (French). I have a personal opinion on this issue and it is somewhat similar to the opinion of the president of” French Union Noel Lu Great.
He continued in response to a question about wearing a badge with colored lines to express their refusal to discriminate and support for gay people. To show respect. ”
Many leaders of the European teams, including France, wore a badge with colored lines last September during the Nations League as an expression of their solidarity with the gay and their refusal to discriminate. This is expected to continue in Qatar, the country where homosexuality criminalizes.
In the absence of Lauris at the time, the second captain of France, Rafael Varane, wore the badge, but the President of the French Federation, Lu Greet, wanted to give up Loris in Doha.
“I want Loris to do so. We will play in a country that we must respect. But if we have to wear it, we will wear it. It is not about that I oppose this emblem, but in some Often I think we want to give lessons instead of looking at what is happening in our country.
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It is noteworthy that France, the world champion in 1998 and 2018, took place in the fourth group in the World Cup in Qatar, along with Denmark, Australia and Tunisia.
Source: AFP.
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