The captain of Crystal Palace, Marc Guéhi, once again disregarded the ordinances of the English Football Association, which prohibits displaying religious messages during the match he played last Tuesday night, December 3, against Ipswich Town , a team with which during yesterday’s day he had another link, in addition to their Premier league match, which ended with a 0-1 in favor of the Londoners.
And the fact is that the fact that the English centre-back, international with the Three Lions team and a confessed believer, decided to write “I love Jesus” on his rainbow armband last Saturday was informatively merged with the decision of another captain, in this case of Ipswich Town’s Sam Morsy, not wearing the multicolored emblem on his arm for religious reasons, in his case, Muslim.
The controversy continued last night at the Portman Road stadium when the two leaders, Morsy and Guéhi, met on the pitch. One, giving continuity to his religious convictions by wearing the traditional Premier League armband, and another, highlighting the rainbow, a symbol and emblem that supports the LGBTQ+ community, but launching a new message: “Jesus loves you.”
Although throughout yesterday, the English press stated that there would be no punishable consequences towards the British international by the English Federation, recidivism could lead to sanctions in this regard.
bracelets worn by Marc Guéhi
The clubs remove ‘iron’
Although Ipswich Town published a statement in which they reflected that they respected their captain’s decision but that they were undoubtedly committed to inclusion and their support for the Rainbow Laces campaign of the Premier League, yesterday it was the Palace manager who came out to remove the actions of his players, Marc Guéhi.
“I think we should not make this bigger than it is. Marc is a tolerant person and we accept his opinion,” said Oliver Glasner at a press conference.
Now we have to wait and see what the FA thinks about this, which at the moment has not made an official statement regarding this case.
