Three cheers for the German football authorities who have defied the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) in lighting up German stadiums in the rainbow colours associated with the LGBT movement. UEFA's argument is that because the light show is timed to coincide with a Euro 2020 match with Hungary, it is political in nature. (Hungary under its illiberal populist Fidesz government has recently passed legislation clearly inspired by Margaret Thatcher's Section 28.) However, UEFA has not prevented teams competing in Euro 2020 from "taking the knee". One wonders what their attitude would be if this happened at a friendly match with the USA.
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