UEFA blocks rainbow stadium display just days after Manuel Neuer investigation
Euro 2020 group game against Hungary on Wednesday.European football’s governing body, UEFA, has informed German authorities of its decision to decline their request due to its “political context.”The verdict came after UEFA opened an investigation into Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer for wearing a rainbow armband in solidarity with the LGBT community, only to swiftly drop the probe.Die Mannschaft sit second in Group F ahead of their clash with Hungary, whose government recently passed a law banning LGBT content in schools and on children’s television, the Guardian reported.Munich mayor Dieter Reiter had requested to light the Allianz Arena in rainbow colours for the midweek matchup, but UEFA denied permissions as a statement read: “Racism,.
