Premier League club Ipswich Town have confirmed their captain Sam Morsy refused to wear a LGBTQ+ rainbow armband for religious reasons. The Premier League and its clubs celebrated LGBTQ+ inclusion during this weekend’s fixtures as part of Stonewall’s Rainbow Laces campaign.

Ipswich captain Sam Morsy chooses not to wear a rainbow armband for Rainbow Laces, which his club accepts. The post Premier League captain Sam Morsy refuses to wear rainbow armband and likely won’t face sanction appeared first on Outsports.

Ipswich Town FC has defended the decision of its captain not to wear a rainbow armband in support of LGBTQ+ inclusion due to his religious beliefs.

Former Wigan Athletic captain Sam Morsy chose not to wear a rainbow armband in support of the LGBTQ+ community at the weekend due to his religious beliefs, his current side Ipswich Town have revealed.

Ipswich Town say captain Sam Morsy did not wear a rainbow armband during the Premier League loss at Nottingham Forest because of religious beliefs.

Ipswich Town captain Sam Morsy chose not to wear a rainbow armband during Saturday’s defeat to Nottingham Forest due to his religious beliefs. The 33-year-old midfielder was the only captain in the Premier League not wearing a rainbow armband across Rainbow Laces weekend,

Ipswich Town captain Sam Morsy was the only Premier League skipper who chose not to wear the rainbow armband during this weekend's Rainbow Laces campaign fixtures. The 33-year-old midfielder, who is a practising Muslim,

Ipswich Town have defended captain Sam Morsy's refusal to wear a rainbow captain's armband.Last weekend saw the Premier League's Rainbow Laces campaign marked across all top-flight fixtures in

Morsy was the only captain not to wear the armband during Rainbow Laces weekend, with Ipswich revealing the player’s decision was due to his religious beliefs