“I prefer to stay in my circle.” Lloris returns to refusing to wear ‘One Love’ armband, seven federations emulate France;

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Hugo Lloris in his own shoes. And turned to the field. After announcing his intention to wear the same armband as the other captains of the European team.one Love“During the World Cup, the captain of the “Blues” chose to return a few days ago, specifically.with respectfor the host country and its culture. He was questioned on this issue again on Monday, on the eve of the match against Australia (Tuesday at 20.00), which was the first for the French national team. New question, same answer.

“FIFA organizes the competition and organizes a set of rules, but the players are asked to play football and represent our country at its best in terms of sport. I prefer to stay within the circle of myself, the player, and the competitor. But there are various worthy causes to support. FIFA decides the organization“The goalkeeper of the 2018 world champions said at the press conference held in D-1.

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Let’s remind that President Le Grae declared himself not in favor of this initiative. “We will discuss it. But I like it so much that he (Lloris) doesn’t do that. We are going to play in a country that we have to respect. But if we have to wear it, we will wear it. It’s not that I’m not in favor of this armband, but sometimes I tell myself that we want to be teachers so much that we should also look at what’s happening at home.– recently explained the president of “3F”. The team .

Sports sanctions

In the end, the other nations that planned to wear this armband also refused. However, some captains have confirmed their desire to wear this famous armband in recent days, such as Germany’s Manuel Neuer or England’s Harry Kane. “FIFA has been very clear, they will apply sports sanctions if our captains wear armbands on the field.England, Wales, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland explained in a joint press release.. As national federations, we cannot ask our players to risk sporting sanctions, including yellow cards“.

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At the same time, the place on the pitch and this first match”is always of great importance to start the competition“. And the tricolor captain added:Last-minute withdrawals didn’t help the team, let alone Kareem (Benzema)whose importance is known in the team, but the truth remains on the field“.

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