

"For us, football means, among other things, fair play, tolerance and solidarity, and we also stand for these values," said Lionel Souque, CEO of REWE.

REWE Group, parent company of DER Touristik - Europe's second largest tourism group - has announced that it is breaking off its sponsorship with the German Football Association. The World Cup in Qatar has already cost the German national team, even before the players have made their debut on the pitch. REWE breaks with Germany for not wearing the rainbow armband Just as sure as each knot on a fishermans net does not physically. The decision could come as early as Wednesday afternoon and, although FIFA maintains that there is no legal basis for the change of decision, CAS is the one who has the final word and who must decide on the use or not of the armband. 95 quotes have been tagged as one-love: Kamand Kojouri: They want us to be afraid. However, FIFA interjected and threatened that players will be booked for wearing the armband.Įngland backed down and it was not worn by Harry Kane against Iran, but the German federation has not stopped and has continued to insist on it, so much so that it has appealed urgently to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to get the situation turned around so that it can use the rainbow armband. The spectacular images of all the World Cup stadiums
