FIFA allows rainbow flags at Egypt v Iran Pride Match in Seattle
BREAKING🚨🏳️🌈 FIFA just REFUSED demands from Iran and Egypt to keep rainbow flags out of their World Cup match in Seattle. And the reason this matters is brutally simple: two governments that criminalize LGBTQ people tried to drag that censorship into a global sporting event, and FIFA said no.
Clay Nobles166My guess is Seattle said No You Don’t, Not in our Stadium
Tinkerbell46Zero praise for corrupt FIFA. Praise for Seattle ✊🏼
betterangels716.bsky.social38This is the right call for sure. My guess, sadly, is that FIFA doesn't actually give a $h!t @ LGBTQ people and this was just a way to try and instigate these countries (I mean they deserve it for their atrocious stance on LGBTQ rights...I'm just not totally on board with praising FIFA here).
Bryan Marchese35This was all Seattle, not FIFA.
kenofseattle23Correction: Seattle tells FIFA there WILL be Pride Flags flown IN the stadium DURING the matches and FIFA had no other option but to obey.
https://youtu.be/6pwSgOK22U4?list=RD6pwSgOK22U413I dont trust FIFA on telling any truths. Besides this is not their country so why would they even try? Cue Trump soon saying he agrees with Iran... it`s all politics.
Waitman Wade Beorn, PhD, FRHistS22Just a reminder...you do NOT have to hand it to FIFA. LOL Ever.
Joel6More backbone than the SF Giants apparently
🇨🇦 andyrogers.bsky.social 🇨🇦5FIFA finally got one thing right.
Chris Lawton4The main takeaway here is that you need to bribe FiFA, not request things. (Actually it's probably that; The city of Seattle likely said no to the idea but you get what I'm saying about FiFA I'm sure).
PNW Lark4Pretty sure it was Seattle saying “no” . Pride isn’t his performative here it’s out 24/7/365 and just takes expands in June.
PublicWrx3Bullshit. There were no "demands".
Willie Mackenzie3FIFA being the good guys wasn’t on my bingo card tbqh
Koen Pellegrims2Is dit omdat FIFA... A: lgbtq-rechten wil beschermen? B: een afkeer heeft van moslimlanden 🤔
D↻R2Believe it or not, FIFA doing something good… 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
FIFA will allow Pride rainbow flags at the Egypt-Iran World Cup game in Seattle: “The FIFA World Cup 2026 is an inclusive event that welcomes people from all backgrounds. Fans of all sexual orientations and gender identities are welcome at matches and events.”
Rachel W 🏳️🌈✌🏼83"Will allow"? Please. Seattlites are gonna let them rainbow flags fly regardless. Permission not needed.
SswwaaggyyZ Rushfur66And if Egypt and Iran don’t like it, they can both eliminate themselves from the bracket
Stagger McTipsy, AKA Captain Awesome Motherfucker55They can't do shit about it, so might as well pretend to "allow" it in order to seem as if they ever had control at all in the first place.
T Antony 🏳🌈29Tell the Sky Daddy folks it's time to grow up and man up.
bronstein-nematode.bsky.social26FIFA will allow? Who died an made those a-holes the arbiters of what fans in Seattle can or cannot do. They only announced their stance after realizing there isn't a damn thing they can do to stop Pride flag waving, short of cancelling the game altogether.
Jaytg 🦋21How nice of them 🙄 Like we need permission …
kenofseattle2454Hate to say it, but I told you they can't stop us from waving Pride flags in Seattle during the match. Seattle is Seattle and that's that.
itsonlyzach31FIFA said it’s the Gay of Hormuz now, bitch.
benji (moon’s dad)9the phrasing of "fans of all sexual orientations" is taking me out
Dottie Doggo — Prehistoric Poodle Girl8No credit to FIFA, none whatsoever. But it honestly kind of surprises me they’re allowing it. Maybe their hatred of Egypt or Iran is stronger than their hatred of queer people? Is that what’s going on here?
Acid Rain7In the year of our good lord how is trump the president, why are people still getting their silken lace knickers in a bunch over someone else's lifestyle when it is not directly detrimental to them?
mandruvá 𖦞6não faz mais q a obrigação
🇲🇽🇯🇵🇨🇼🇨🇻5Oh I'm shocked. Dare I say it, I can't believe FIFA did a decent thing?!?! Uh happy pride!?!? I'd say Seattle be gay af, but I don't think y'all need to be asked to do so 🤭 #happypride #worldcup
Nifferama4My bet is that there’s going to be more pride/rainbow flags at this game then at any other game in history.
VikingIrishGoddess4Hahaha Seattle said, come and play bois. Or go home.
James Ryan3“The FIFA World Cup 2026 is an inclusive event that welcomes people from all backgrounds. Fans of all sexual orientations and gender identities are welcome at matches and events.” Unlike, of course, the FIFA 2022 World Cup, where such things were banned…
Too bad for Iran and Egypt if they don't like our World Cup Pride celebration in Seattle. Eradicating the LGBTQ+ community there because of their demand for respect of their cultural and religious beliefs, means they must respect ours when they're here. 🌈
jubileejulieb20🙋♀️ Just a quick reminder: the request came from their governments/government controlled entities, NOT from the players who have been fabulous guests despite our poor hosting of them due to a war none of us wanted. Please don't hold the team accountable for their government's behavior? Thanks so much.
Eric V12The vast majority of Egyptian and Iranians will be too Busy cheering for their teams to be bothered by this manufactured crisis.
Colleen9I’m surprised they didn’t ask that women not be permitted in the stadium and that they must all where headgear when they around the teams.
Kylie Middleton4It won’t be long before they are perfectly at home in the U.S.
SaltyShawn4End result: the Pride celebration just got bigger🌈
donjohnsonyeh.bsky.social4I would be more worried about Americans
Welcome to Seattle. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ FIFA says Pride flags will be allowed at Friday’s World Cup match between Egypt and Iran, despite both nations reportedly calling for them to be banned. “The FIFA World Cup is an inclusive event.."
kenofseattle11FIFA doesn't allow anything. Seattle carries whatever flag into the stadium we want to fly and that's the end of the story.
Tigers Claw 🐅🐾 虎の爪9FIFA is a corrupt org. The ONLY reason they are supporting pride is to prevent worldwide backlash. This is Seattle. The backlash here would be substantial! BE LOUD SEATTLE! 😄
DJW 🎨 🔞3lol They could smell the profit loss.
Betsy the Flying Cow2As if they could stop Seattle from flying the colors.
katherinemary.bsky.social2I’m surprised!!! Infantino is a trump-ass-kisser, therefore an asshole. 😳
Susannah R1If a few rainbows are enough to throw them off their game, they deserve to lose. I think the Knicks would have won when Trump attended if they’d wanted to—the fact they played so well afterwards when T didn’t attend kinda speaks for itself. Maybe they accidentally-on-purpose threw that game.
JUST IN: 🇪🇬🇮🇷 Egypt and Iran file objection with FIFA to prevent LGTBQ flags at its World Cup match due to Islamic religious values. Seattle refused and officially designated the Egypt-Iran game a "Pride Match."
Jill Thee Pill (and Jack)27The Seattle Pride Match was scheduled before the participants were assigned because Pride was scheduled before the World Cup game was scheduled. This is Seattle's stand not FIFA's. F the homophobes.
zeusgrahak.bsky.social19Keep your religion in your house. Amazed at how weak and feeble faith is these days. Especially amused at believers who think their God needs protection from mere mortal followers.
Orry K14Which means there will be twice as many flags flying. Both countries can suck it. 🏳️🌈
memnetpurrpic.bsky.social12Nothing like being in another country and insisting that country change for you. I do not fucking think so.
kenofseattle10Nobody walks into Seattle and makes demands like this. You are essentially guaranteed to be laughed at.
Suburban Druid 7This is a bit like the time when U.S. forces where in Britain during WWII, and someone in the chain of commands was like “Hey Britain, can you accommodate our racism towards black people?”
💥LazarTagWolf💥7If Israel pulled this, half this site would collectively shit itself.
Kacey3256LOL. Good. I hope they look into the crowd and see nothing but a sea of rainbows.
jdr1992.bsky.social2Ironically, no one would have cared if they hadn’t made the demands. It’s not like Seattle is a hotbed of Koran burning, FIFA just scheduled them in a very pro-LGBT city during a Pride event.
Iran and Egypt are playing in front of thousands of Pride flags during Pride weekend in Seattle and I think that's beautiful. youtu.be/1rurtDKISGw?...
Dr. Sarah Parcak 63Solidarity with all my queer Egyptian friends and with the queer Iranian community. Someday, you will all be free.
David3It's lovely that while being ostensibly homophobic, they're also into homo-erotic entertainment.
https://youtu.be/6pwSgOK22U4?list=RD6pwSgOK22U42Cue the village people 🤣
CanteLuta2If that were our "ICE" force, they'd be crumpled, bleeding and aflame in the middle of the field as the ambulances drove in...
doublas.bsky.social1Egypt and Iran... they finally embraced gay culture.
