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Germany's football association (DFB) said Tuesday it was examining if FIFA's threat to impose disciplinary action against players who wear the "OneLove" armband at the World Cup tournament is legal.

The armbands had been viewed as a symbolic protest against laws in World Cup host Qatar, where homosexuality is illegal.

Captains of several European teams had planned to wear the rainbow-themed armband as part of a campaign for diversity during the tournament hosted by Qatar, but they have backed down over the threat of FIFA disciplinary action.

"FIFA banned us from showing a sign for diversity and human rights. They combined this with massive threats of sports sanctions without specifying what these would be," DFB spokesman Steffen Simon told AFP's sports subsidiary SID.

"The DFB is checking if this action by FIFA is legal," he added.

German fans have been vocal about their opposition to Qatar as a host for the World Cup, with supporters of several high-profile Bundesliga clubs including Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund urging boycotts.

But the German national team was also drawing fire for failing to take a stronger stand against FIFA's stance on the armbands.

Earlier Tuesday, major German supermarket chain REWE said it was ending its partnership with the German football association with immediate effect over what it described as FIFA's "scandalous attitude" in the escalating row over diversity.

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34 minutes ago, Princess Aurora said:

When will western countries finally stop having diplomatic relationships with countries that don't have the same values or see them as enemies? Hopefully very soon true1

When western countries stop depending on their $. true1 


Western countries are progressive, have money but still depend on other countries to get "passive" income. 

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11 minutes ago, Pink Wig said:

When western countries stop depending on their $. true1 


Western countries are progressive, have money but still depend on other countries to get "passive" income. 

In all honesty, I don't like the idea of saying west vs east, north vs south, etc.... but this is a mess.

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5 hours ago, Princess Aurora said:

When will western countries finally stop having diplomatic relationships with countries that don't have the same values or see them as enemies? Hopefully very soon true1

as i see it if we're "friends" or at least business partners with those kinds of countries, theres less of a chance for a war to break out.

like how the US buys a lot of goods made in china

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When will western countries finally stop having diplomatic relationships with countries that don't have the same values or see them as enemies? Hopefully very soon 

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