nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20221216-001620-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 221215s2022||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20221216-001620-0 doi eng 342 23 Rietiker, Daniel Author aut To Speak, or not to Speak - Freedom of Expression under the Lex Sportiva and Human Rights Law at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar Rietiker, Daniel Verfassungsblog 2022-12-15 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Several national football federations and their teams had planned to wear a rainbow armband (also called the “One-Love” armband) when entering the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, which symbolizes solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community. Promptly, this simple gesture in favor of respect of human rights and diversity was forbidden by FIFA. The days following the ban, players and teams expressed their unease about FIFA’s strict position and about the uncertainty of the potential sanctions. FIFA’s practice towards freedom of expression lacks consistency, which further highlights the protection gap that exists between the lex sportiva, the rules and regulations governing sports, and human rights law in respect of freedom of expression. How could the differences be reconciled? CC BY-SA 4.0 FIFA Freedom of Expression Lex Sportiva Qatar Sport Governing Bodies World Cup Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/to-speak-or-not-to-speak/ raw object