The anti-discrimination "One Love" captain's armband denied to teams at the men's World Cup in Qatar will be worn at the Women's World Cup next month, but in an amended version now approved by soccer authorities.
FIFA, the sport's governing body, unveiled eight armbands on Friday that captains of the 32 teams can choose to wear in Australia and New Zealand during the tournament, which runs from July 20-Aug.
20. They include a "Unite for Inclusion" option that is heart-shaped and multi-coloured but not quite the rainbow the Germany team wanted to use at the tournament, where a number of gay players will be among more than 700 selected on team rosters.
The armbands were developed over months of talks with national federations as FIFA aimed to avoid repeating the chaotic standoff with European players and officials last year that spilled into the first two days of games in Qatar.