‘Focus on football!’ – Former Chelsea star Eden Hazard slams Germany over OneLove armband protest at World Cup

Eden Hazard says his purpose is to ‘deal with soccer’ on the World Cup (Image: Getty)

Former Chelsea star Eden Hazard has slammed Germany for his or her OneLove armband protest on the World Cup in Qatar.

FIFA has determined to ban some European nations from sporting the rainbow armband on the event – an emblem of inclusivity and anti-discrimination – with homosexuality unlawful in Qatar, sparking debate amongst gamers, followers and pundits.

Germany gamers responded to FIFA’s ban with a strong assertion previous to kick-off of their opener towards Japan on Wednesday, masking their mouths to sign that they've been silenced by world soccer’s governing physique.

A number of Germany gamers additionally blasted FIFA after the match, with Manuel Neuer saying ‘they'll by no means silence us’ and Joshua Kimmich hinting at additional protests.

England have been because of put on the OneLove armband of their opener towards Iran earlier than a U-turn which was was because of the menace of ‘huge sanctions’ and ‘excessive blackmail’, in keeping with the German Soccer Affiliation.

Denmark have been additionally because of put on the OneLove armband together with Wales, Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland and the Danes are even open to leaving FIFA after the controversy.

However not everybody has been supportive of the anti-discrimination combat with Switzerland midfielder Granit Xhaka insisting his aspect is not going to comply with Germany’s protest and says he's not in Qatar to ‘hand out classes to anybody’.

Belgium and Actual Madrid star Hazard is now the most recent participant to purpose a dig at Germany over their protest.

‘Afterwards they misplaced the match,’ Hazard instructed RMC Sport when requested concerning the German gesture.

‘They might have carried out higher to not do it and to win.

‘We're right here to play soccer, I'm not right here to ship a political message, individuals are higher positioned for that. We need to be targeted on soccer.

‘I’m not comfy speaking about it as a result of I’m right here to play soccer. We have been banned for a bit…

‘I didn’t need to begin the match with a yellow card, it could have been annoying for the remainder of the event.’

.

.

World Cup 2022: your FAQs answered

• What number of objectives did Lionel Messi rating at Qatar 2022?

• How a lot will Argentina receives a commission in prize cash?

• When does the Premier League resume?

• When is the following World Cup and the place is it being held?

Learn the most recent World Cup informationon Metro.co.uk's devoted web page.