England fan 'forced to strip' at World Cup game in Qatar for wearing FA rainbow shirt

An England fan, a registered member of the official Three Lions travel club, has revealed he was subjected to a strip search upon entering a World Cup stadium in Qatar. The tournament was undeniably marred by the Muslim nation's treatment of the LGBT+ community, which had previously banned the rainbow flag from matches but later reversed its decision.

A Welsh fan had his bob confiscated by security ahead of the Dragons' Group B opener against the United States.

But FIFA has since confirmed that rainbow colors will be accepted in stadiums for the second round of group matches.

have now revealed that England supporter Anthony Johnson from London was subjected to a lengthy strip search after attempting to enter a stadium wearing a t-shirt containing a rainbow-coloured England badge. sky.

Johnson, who was trying to get in to watch the Netherlands game against Qatar, also wore a rainbow baseball cap.

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The t-shirt is believed to be part of a range of official Football Association merchandise bearing the branding: "black pride splatter".

England fan Johnson was made to remove all his clothes in front of staff, including underwear in front of security.

Johnson said: "We arrived at main stadium security. I was asked to take off my watch and belt, which I haven't done in the other eight games I've been in When I walked back, a burly security guard yelled in my face "You don't respect our culture".

“They then took me down with the wand. The wand did not activate but they said I had metal on me and took me to a private area where they asked me to first take off my shorts, then my shoes, then pull down my pants, then my underwear, then undress completely.

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"Throughout the guy swept my body and my clothes. He almost apologized at the end because it was obvious to both of us that he wouldn't find anything. This all lasted about 10 minutes ."

A spectator who invaded the pitch in Monday's World Cup clash between Portugal and Uruguay escaped penalties.

The brave fan, waving a Pride flag and wearing a Superman t-shirt, sought to shed light on women's rights in Iran. His shirt also said, "Save Ukraine."

The referee would later pick up the pride flag after it was dropped on the turf.

Earlier in the tournament, England were among seven nations banned from wearing the OneLove captain's armband - a colorful symbol of inclusion.

Alongside the other international captains,...