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The US Men’s National Soccer team has showcased its support for the LGBTQ community with a rainbow-colored team logo at their training facility ahead of the World Cup in Qatar.
Photos of the Al Gharrafa SC Stadium in Ar-Rayyan where the US team trained on Monday showed the badge, which below the dark blue ‘USA’ letters had seven different colored stripes. The original team crest has all the stripes in red.
It is meant to make a statement of disagreement with Qatar, which has made same-sex relationships illegal. Some soccer players say Qatar’s laws discriminate against LGBTQ people and women. They are worried about the rights of fans going to the conservative Muslim country during the games that will go from November 20 to December 18.
The multi-colored logo is part of the team’s ‘Be The Change’ initiative adopted in 2020 to encourage action on furthering social justice issues.