By The Daily Caller (Opinion) | Created at 2024-12-05 21:50:12 | Updated at 2024-12-26 00:31:25
2 weeks ago
December 05, 2024 3:39 PM ET
My man kept it a bean.
English Premier League soccer star Marc Guehi broke his silence after the league flagged him for writing “I Love Jesus” on the LGBT rainbow-colored captain’s armband he was forced to wear during Saturday’s match against Newcastle United.
“I think the message was pretty clear, to be honest,” Guehi told Sky Sports News. “It was a message of love and truth as well, and a message of inclusivity, so I think it speaks for itself.”
“I think the message was pretty clear to be honest. It’s a message of love and truth as well and a message of inclusivity, so it speaks for itself.”
Marc Guehi explains his decision to write “I love Jesus” and “Jesus loves you” on his rainbow armband. pic.twitter.com/DcNpLgwNLs
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) December 4, 2024
Immediately after coming onto the pitch, the Football Association (FA) reprimanded Guehi for creating an alternative version of the official LGBTQ armband and said that he broke the rules on religious displays. (RELATED: Crystal Palace’s Marc Guehi Finds Out Fate For ‘I Love Jesus’ Message He Wrote On Premier League’s LGBTQ Armband)
The armband is part of the “Rainbow Laces Campaign,” a collaboration between the Premier League and Stonewall, a gay rights charity, to promote further LGBT inclusion. It ends Thursday.
When the smoke cleared, the FA decided not to punish Guehi, instead just issuing him a warning.
And Guehi, well, he’s completely unapologetic about the whole thing.
Preach on, brother!
