Friday 25 November 2022 07:53 PM BBC cameraman wearing rainbow-stripped watch turned away at World Cup trends now
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Staff stopped BBC sports correspondent Natalie Pirks and her cameramen from getting into the Al Bayt stadium in Qatar after they spotted him wearing a rainbow watch strap.
'Just arrived at the Al Bayt stadium for England’s game and my cameraman, wearing the rainbow coloured watch strap his son got him, was stopped by security and refused entry,' said Natalie on Twitter.
'Clearly the message from FIFA is STILL not getting through,' she added.
After talking on a hotline set up for people with issues entering the stadium, eventually they got past security.
But football fans say they are mistrustful of the Qatari government after it U-turned on letting fans wear rainbow headwear and outfits at the 2022 World Cup, following a social media backlash.
'Fifa, we still don’t believe you. Your treatment of LGBTQ+ fans and allies this World Cup has been disgusting,' said Welsh fans’ group Rainbow Wall on Twitter, adding: 'We won’t be silenced.'
On Monday, Qatar guards confiscated rainbow-coloured items from fans ahead of Wales’s 1-1 draw with the
