{"id":22241,"date":"2024-12-03T12:41:42","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T12:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=22241"},"modified":"2024-12-03T12:41:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T12:41:42","slug":"ipswich-captain-sam-morsy-faces-backlash-after-refusing-to-wear-rainbow-armband","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/ipswich-captain-sam-morsy-faces-backlash-after-refusing-to-wear-rainbow-armband\/","title":{"rendered":"Ipswich Captain Sam Morsy Faces Backlash After Refusing To Wear Rainbow Armband"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ipswich Town skipper Sam Morsy is facing criticism after refusing to wear a rainbow armband in Saturday&#8217;s Premier League defeat to Nottingham Forest.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As part of charity Stonewall&#8217;s Rainbow Laces campaign, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/fpl-salah-tips-gameweek-14\/\">Premier League<\/a> clubs have been showing their support for LGBTQ+ inclusion.<\/p>\n<p>But Egyptian international Morsy opted against donning a rainbow armband at Nottingham Forest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/ipswich-vs-crystal-palace-preview-prediction-team-news-predicted-lineups\/\">Ipswich<\/a> have since said Morsy refused to wear the armband due to &#8216;religious beliefs&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>But with the Tractor Boys due to host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/crystal-palace-vs-newcastle-highlights\/\">Crystal Palace<\/a> on Tuesday, Morsy&#8217;s choice to snub the charity campaign has come under greater scrutiny.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ipswich Town captain Sam Morsy chose not to wear a rainbow armband during Saturday\u2019s defeat to Nottingham Forest due to his religious beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old midfielder was the only captain in the Premier League not wearing a rainbow armband across Rainbow Laces weekend, an\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/936HX7mVu9\">pic.twitter.com\/936HX7mVu9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Athletic | Football (@TheAthleticFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthleticFC\/status\/1863595306731872272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Ipswich Town Release Statement Supporting Skipper Morsy<\/h2>\n<p>On Monday, Ipswich spoke out in defence of their player&#8217;s choices. While reaffirming their commitment to inclusion and support of Stonewall&#8217;s campaign, they backed Morsy&#8217;s right to choose.<\/p>\n<p>The statement said:\u00a0&#8220;We proudly support the Premier League\u2019s Rainbow Laces campaign and stand with the LGBTQ+ community in promoting equality and acceptance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;During this year&#8217; campaign, members of the club&#8217;s men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s first-teams visited our Foundation\u2019s weekly LGBTQ+ football session. The club also made a joint pledge of solidarity and inclusivity alongside Nottingham Forest ahead of Saturday&#8217;s game.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A range of further initiatives are planned around Tuesday&#8217;s home game with Crystal Palace, including a takeover of the stadium&#8217;s big screen in the moments prior to kick-off.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At the same time, we respect the decision of our captain Sam Morsy. He has chosen not to wear the rainbow captain&#8217;s armband, due to his religious beliefs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But not everybody is happy with Morsy or Ipswich Town.<\/p>\n<h2>Sam Morsy&#8217;s Rainbow Armband Refusal Draws Criticism<\/h2>\n<p>Former Wales women&#8217;s captain Laura McAllister is one of those disappointed voices. A key figure in LGBTQ+ football, she is now a UEFA vice-president and executive committee member.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live, she said:\u00a0&#8220;I think there has to be an element of individual choice, but I&#8217;m really disappointed because a captain represents the team, and the club, and everybody who is a fan of that club, and everybody who works at that club, and that will include a lot of LGBT people as well.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One&#8217;s own religious beliefs, if they are so strong that they feel they can&#8217;t champion inclusivity and diversity, then I think that&#8217;s a real shame that any religion would create those conditions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Being a captain, I think it comes with a big responsibility, and that&#8217;s to make sure that football is a game for everybody. That&#8217;s the whole point of the rainbow armband so it&#8217;s disappointing, but let&#8217;s move on with the positivity around this as well, with so many other captains championing equal rights.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And others took to Twitter (now X) to voice their displeasure.<\/p>\n<p>One user shared images of Morsy wearing kits featuring betting sponsors during his time at Wigan and Middlesbrough.<\/p>\n<p>They said: &#8220;Sam Morsy\u2019s religious views must\u2019ve only come into play when he joined Ipswich seeing as he would gladly promote betting?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gambling is forbidden in Islam. This has led many to question why Morsy would oppose an LGBTQ+ charity campaign but was willing to wear gambling ads.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ipswich Town skipper Sam Morsy is facing criticism after refusing to wear a rainbow armband in Saturday&#8217;s Premier League defeat to Nottingham Forest. 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