2 Premier League captains & 1 NFL player just gave a huge middle finger to the LGBTQ+ community

Pride Nights and inclusion-related events are ubiquitous in pro sports. But they still cause controversy.

Perhaps the most well-known promotion is the Premier League’s Rainbow Laces campaign, which was introduced in 2013. As the most popular sports league in the world, the Premier League’s embrace of LGBTQ+ imagery is important, with rainbow colors being painted on items such as corner flags and ball plinths.

Part of the league’s efforts include providing rainbow-colored armbands for captains to wear. But for the second consecutive season, one of the league’s 20 captains refused to wear it.

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