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Marc Guehi wrote a \u2018Jesus loves you\u2019 message on his rainbow captain\u2019s armband for Crystal Palace\u2019s match at Ipswich Town, despite being reminded by the Football Association that religious messaging on kit is banned.<\/strong><\/p>\n The rainbow armbands are being worn as Premier League clubs show support for LGBTQ+ inclusion in sport by taking part in charity Stonewall\u2019s Rainbow Laces campaign.<\/p>\n The Football Association told Guehi and his club that religious messaging on kit is banned after the 24-year-old\u2019s rainbow armband in Palace\u2019s draw against Newcastle United on Saturday had the message \u2018I love Jesus\u2019 written on it.<\/p>\n Ipswich Town captain Sam Morsy did not wear a rainbow armband again on Tuesday, after his club said he elected not to do so at the weekend because of his \u201creligious beliefs\u201d.<\/p>\n Following his side\u2019s 1-0 victory at Portman Road, Palace manager Oliver Glasner appealed for \u201ccalm\u201d about the issue.<\/p>\n \u201cEveryone now is about integration, no discrimination and Marc as well,\u201d Glasner told Amazon Prime.<\/p>\n \u201cWe all have the same opinion. We are in sports and in sports we are always against discrimination and any kind of abuse, and Marc as well.\u201d<\/p>\n Glasner said he spoke to Guehi about the issue before the match, adding the England international is \u201cnot a child\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cHe has his opinion and we accept and respect every opinion,\u201d added Glasner.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is the quote of this campaign, it\u2019s being tolerant and Marc is very tolerant so everything is fine.\u201d<\/p>\n Guehi\u2019s actions on Saturday risked a formal FA charge.<\/p>\n Rule A4 of the FA\u2019s kit and advertising regulations prohibit the \u201cappearance on, or incorporation in, any item of clothing, football boots or other equipment of any religious message\u201d.<\/p>\n The Rainbow Laces support from Premier League club began on 29 November 29 and runs to 5 December.<\/p>\n A Stonewall spokesperson said on Tuesday: \u201cIt has been incredible to see so many football teams at all levels support our campaign to make sport safer and more inclusive for all.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen we see clubs show their support for LGBTQ+ inclusion, it helps people feel safe and welcome both on and off the pitch. It is up to individuals to choose if and how they show their support for LGBTQ+ inclusion in sport.\u201d<\/p>\n The post Guehi writes on rainbow armband despite FA reminder<\/a> appeared first on KBC<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0 Marc Guehi wrote a \u2018Jesus loves you\u2019 message on his rainbow captain\u2019s armband for Crystal Palace\u2019s match at Ipswich Town, despite being reminded by the Football Association that religious messaging on kit is banned. The rainbow armbands are being worn as Premier League clubs show support for LGBTQ+ inclusion in sport by taking part […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-104231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104231\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}