The German football association is taking FIFA to the Court of Arbitration for Sport over their ban on players wearing One Love armbands at the World Cup in Qatar.
The DFB has told Germany captain Manuel Neuer not to wear the rainbow armband in their opening game against Japan on Wednesday.
They had been warned by FIFA they would face “massive” sporting sanctions if they broke tournament rules by allowing their captain to wear the armband which promotes diversity and inclusion.
A quick decision by CAS ruling against the validity of the ban could mean that Neuer would be able to wear the armband for Germany’s second group game against Spain on Sunday.
