The symbolic crest will not be worn on the field, though, but in areas the U.S. Soccer Federation controls like fan parties.
The U.S. Soccer Federation is using a rainbow version of its crest at the Americans’ World Cup training facility in Doha, Qatar.
The federation, which normally uses a crest with blue lettering and red stripes, changed the stripes to seven different colors at Al Gharrafa training facility, where workouts started Monday ahead of the Americans’ World Cup opener against Wales on Nov. 21.The rainbow crest is part of the Be the Change initiative of the USSF and its players, which also called for tougher U.S. gun laws.
The USSF said the rainbow crest will not be worn on the field but will be used in areas in Qatar it controls, such as fan parties. Last spring, the U.S. wore jerseys with rainbow-colored numbers for Pride Month and wore orange armbands to raise awareness against gun violence.FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Secretary General Fatma Samoura sent a letter this month to the 32 national federations with World Cup teams urging them to “let football take center stage” and to “not allow football to be dragged into every ideological or political battle that exists.
“It’s a sign of our values and what we represent as a men’s national team and U.S. Soccer, and we’re a group that believes in inclusivity and we’ll continue to project that message going forward,” American goalkeeper Sean Johnson said.
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