Southampton have been praised on social media for their decision to wear a special edition rainbow kit against Everton this weekend.
The shirts, which feature an array of colours similar to the rainbow flag associated with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and queer pride movements, will be worn by the squad as they warm-up against the Toffees.Shirt supplier Hummel launched the collaboration with Southampton, Everton and Danish side Brondby IF to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community as part of Copenhagen's 2021 World Pride.It is designed to help fight discrimination and promote inclusion in football and contains all of the different flags recognised by the LGBTQ+ community.