The bisexual World Cup pundit donned the rainbow armband hours after FIFA said they would sanction players who did so.
BBC reporter Alex Scott ripped a page out of the rule book on Monday, donning a “One Love” armband during live coverage of England’s World Cup match against Iran.
The glaring visual statement was made by the bisexual World Cup presenter on Monday, hours after England’s captains Harry Kane and Gareth Southgate backed out of wearing the armbands after FIFA warned them of sanctions or even yellow cards for drawing attention to human rights violations in FIFA 2022’s host country, Qatar.
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