Euro 2020: Rainbow flag seized from Denmark fans by security

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    Euro 2020: Rainbow flag confiscated from Denmark fans by security

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    Staff in the Azerbaijani capital were imagined getting the rainbow flag (Picture: AP/Getty Images)

    Stadium security in Baku appeared to take an LGBT flag from 2 Denmark fans ahead of today’s Euro 2020 quarter-final versus the Czech Republic.

    Photographers caught the minute 2 guards approached the 2 guys and took their flag, setting off a response from fans.

    It follows UEFA prohibited marketing utilizing rainbow colours at the quarter last matches in Azerbaijan and Russia.

    In a declaration, the football body stated it ‘requires its sponsors to ensure that their artwork is compliant with local legislation’.

    Last week, UEFA declined the mayor of Munich’s demand to illuminate the Allianz Arena in rainbow colours for Germany’s match versus Hungary.

    Dieter Reiter stated he wished to utilize the colours of the Pride flag in demonstration versus Hungary’s record on LGBT rights, pointing out legislation prohibiting gay individuals appearing in instructional products for under-18s.

    Security approach two men holding a rainbow flag in the stands prior to the Euro 2020 soccer championship quarterfinal match between Czech Republic and Denmark, at the Olympic stadium in Baku, Saturday, July 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, Pool)

    It follows UEFA prohibited marketing utilizing rainbow colours at quarter last matches in Baku and St Petersburg (Picture: AP)

    Security remove a rainbow flag in the stands prior to the Euro 2020 soccer championship quarterfinal match between Czech Republic and Denmark, at the Olympic stadium in Baku, Saturday, July 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, Pool)

    Stadium security approached the 2 guys to eliminate the Pride flag (Picture: AP)

    TOPSHOT - Stewards intervene on a Denmark supporter who was holding up a rainbow flag before the UEFA EURO 2020 quarter-final football match between the Czech Republic and Denmark at the Olympic Stadium in Baku on July 3, 2021. (Photo by Darko Vojinovic / POOL / AFP) (Photo by DARKO VOJINOVIC/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

    One of the guys appears to object at today’s quarter-final versus the Czech Republic (Picture: Getty Images/AFP)

    Spectators react as security remove a rainbow flag in the stands prior to the Euro 2020 soccer championship quarterfinal match between Czech Republic and Denmark, at the Olympic stadium in Baku, Saturday, July 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, Pool)

    The confiscation set off a huge response from fellow fans close-by (Picture: AP)

    Uefa stated it needed to decrease the demand since of its ‘political context’, which the mayor stated was ‘shameful’.

    As it adhered to its weapons and safeguarded the choice, the body altered its Twitter icon to one utilizing Pride colours.

    Arguing its rejection wasn’t political, the organisation stated: ‘On the contrary, the request itself was political, linked to the Hungarian football team’s existence in the arena for this night’s match with Germany.’

    ‘For Uefa, the rainbow is not a political symbol but a sign of our commitment to a more firm and diverse society’.

    Uefa proposed alternative dates for the Allianz Arena to be illuminated in rainbow colours.

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