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Yes I will! Germany goalkeeper Neuer insists he will wear One Love armband in Qatar

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Manuel Neuer, left, and Serge Gnabry of Germany's national soccer team arrive with teammates at Hamad International airport in Doha, Qatar, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022 ahead of the upcoming World Cup. Germany will play the first match in the World Cup against Japan on Nov. 23. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)


Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is set to defy FIFA's campaign for captains to wear only official armbands with selected slogans at World Cup games.

"Yes," the veteran goalkeeper said when asked at the Germany training camp about overriding a new FIFA project backed by United Nations agencies.

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