In response to an AFP question, the FFF had specified that the Federation had not been informed about this subject before the start of the tournament. Thus, France is not included among the teams that wear the colors of the rainbow, symbolizing according to UEFA “a more fair and egalitarian society, which embraces each individual, regardless of his origin, his convictions, his sex and his sexual preference”. For their first two meetings against England and Poland, Captains Sakina Karchaoui and Grace Geyoro chose to wear a yellow fluorescent armband with the word “respect” written on it: “We had not specifically received the information that it was possible to carry this armband. Either we missed the information, or we did not receive it. This absence is in no way a choice. France, by nature, is a little less committed to these questions than the United States or Norway». Since the start of the tournament, nine teams (Switzerland, Germany, England, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Wales and Sweden) have worn this multicolored armband.
According to the Outsports site, which specializes in the new queer linked to sport, at least 78 of the 368 footballers participating in Euro 2025 publicly display their LGBT+orientation. The coach of the French women's team, Laurent Bonadei, said on Saturday that his team and the players will discuss the problem of the LGBT+armband, carried by many national teams since the start of Euro 2025: “The word respect, which is written on it, brings together many causes, such as the fight against racism. It is not only for the LGBT+cause. It is a nice armband. We were not aware of this UEFA initiative, it is an oversight and we only learned this Saturday. We're going to talk about it between us». Note that the other countries that do not wear the colors of the rainbow are Belgium, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and Portugal.
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