Marc Guehi WON’T be punished for doubling down on his rainbow armband protest with new ‘Jesus loves you’ scrawl
Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi will face no formal action from the Football Association despite wearing an adapted rainbow armband for the second time.
The player and the club had been reminded of FA kit regulations after he wore an armband saying ‘I love Jesus’ in Saturday’s match against Newcastle.
He then wore one stating ‘Jesus loves you’ against Ipswich on Tuesday night, but the FA will still not take action.
The club and the player were again reminded of kit regulations, which state that the appearance on, or incorporation in, any item of clothing, football boots or other equipment, of any religious message is prohibited under Rule A4.
Captains have been wearing rainbow armbands in the last two rounds of Premier League matches as part of the Rainbow Laces campaign, which offers support to the LGBTQ+ community in football and beyond.
After the match against the Tractor Boys, Palace boss Oliver Glasner issued a staunch defense for the England star.
Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi will face no formal action from the Football Association despite wearing an adapted rainbow armband for the second time
Speaking to Amazon Prime , Glasner said: ‘I think we should calm it down. Everybody knows Marc, everybody knows he is a great player, he is a great personality.
‘He is a very humble guy. He wore this. It’s LGBT and everyone now is about integration, no discrimination, and Marc as well.
‘I think we all have the same opinion. We are in sports and in sports we are always against discrimination and any kind of abuse, and Marc as well.’
The Portman Road clash was also notable for the decision of Ipswich Town skipper Sam Morsy to refuse to wear the rainbow armband altogether, having first done so last weekend.
Despite the FA reprimanding Guehi for his decision to write on the armband, they opted not to take action against Morsy for not wearing it – which Guehi’s father spoke out against.
John Guehi, who is a devout Christian and a church minister, told MailOnline: ‘I am saying did he offend anyone? I don’t think so. I do believe in what the Bible says, Jesus loves everyone, and, in my opinion, Marc did not offend anyone with what he wrote.
‘Jesus loved everyone therefore by saying ‘I love Jesus’ on his armband I really don’t see what is offensive and what the problem is.
‘If you look at what the LGBT community are doing, they are trying to impose on others what they believe in, it’s belief against belief, but at the end of the day everyone has the right to an opinion.
