The UEFA refuses to light the Allianz Sand with the flag LGTBI during the Germany - Hungary

The UEFA has decided finally that the Allianz Sand, of Munich, in Germany, will not be able to be lit with the colours of the flag of the community LGTBI during the party between the national selections of Germany-Hungary, corresponding to the last day of the phase of groups of the Eurocopa 2020 that will play this Wednesday, after arguing that the action does not answer to a genuine campaign but political, that could unchain a conflict between governments of both countries in the frame of the continental competition.

Of this way, the organism descartó the application of the mayor of the city, the socialdemócrata Dieter Reiter, and forbade the initiative when reiterating to "be motivated by a political decision". The UEFA remembered that "it is a political organisation and religiosamente neutral", and therefore, "given the political context of this application (a message headed to a decision taken by the Hungarian national Parliament), has to refuse it", prays part of the communiqué issued by the maximum rector of the European football.

UEFA has closed also an open file to the captain of the German selection, Manuel Neuer, for carrying the bracelet with the flag of the community LGTBI. In this occasion, the organism considered that the bracelet answered to a "good cause" and did not apply any sanction. All the contrary, occurs with the illumination of the stadium of the Bayern Munich, since it is an action that would look for to answer to the Hungarian Government of Viktor Orbán, the one who approved a rule that forbids, between other things, speak on homosexuality in the school programs.

Likewise, the UEFA has posed other alternative dates for the illumination that range better with the events of these days. In consequence, have proposed to light the Allianz Sand with the colours of the arcoíris on 28 June, the day in which it commemorates the Uprising of Stonewall, or between the 3 and on 9 July, that is the week of the pride gay in Munich. In any of these dates will play split in the Allianz, whose next meeting after the of this Wednesday will be one of the crosses of quarter-finals programmed for 2 July.

Conclusive rejection

Reiter Has not doubted in describing the mentioned proposal of absurd during an interview conceded to the German newspaper Bild. "It seems me shameful that the UEFA forbid us give an opening signal, tolerance, respect and solidarity with the a lot of people of the community LGBTI". However and in view of the prohibition of the UEFA to light the Wednesday the Allianz Sand with the colours of the arcoíris, the rest of stadiums of the Bundesliga did it and the images were of the more viralizadas in the social networks and also, as it is was to expect , one of the most commented subjects in the world.