{"id":302152,"date":"2023-12-12T17:59:59","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T17:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=302152"},"modified":"2023-12-12T17:59:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T17:59:59","slug":"sheffield-united-defender-ahmedhodzic-opts-to-not-wear-rainbow-armband","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/sheffield-united-defender-ahmedhodzic-opts-to-not-wear-rainbow-armband\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield United defender Ahmedhodzic opts to not wear rainbow armband"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Sheffield United defender\u00a0Anel Ahmedhodzic &#8216;became the first player in seven years&#8217; to not wear rainbow armband during Blades&#8217; defeat by Liverpool in midweek<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Anel Ahmedhodzic captained Sheffield United against Liverpool in midweek<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Bosnian didn&#8217;t wear the rainbow armband unlike other captain in the league<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Man City have dipped, but Gary Neville is WRONG to say they\u2019re complacent &#8211; Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Anel Ahmedhodzic became the first player to not wear the rainbow armband in seven years during Sheffield United&#8217;s loss to Liverpool on Wednesday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Blades suffered their first defeat in Chris Wilder&#8217;s second spell as manager, with Virgil van Dijk and Dominik Szoboszlai getting on the scoresheet for Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s side.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ahmedhodzic was given captain duties in the absence of John Egan and Chris Basham but did not wear the rainbow armband, opting for the standard one instead.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>All 20 Premier League captains are required to wear an armband featuring traditional Pride colours in allocated matches as part of the Rainbow Laces campaign.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Premier League&#8217;s official website stated: &#8216;Our clubs will come together between 2-7 December to celebrate Stonewall&#8217;s 2023\/24 Rainbow Laces campaign and show support for all LGBT people in football and beyond.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/10\/12\/78788819-0-image-m-35_1702212652376.jpg\" height=\"775\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Anel Ahmedhodzic became the first player to not wear the rainbow armband in seven years<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/10\/12\/78788823-0-image-a-17_1702212367696.jpg\" height=\"472\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Rainbow Laces campaign requires\u00a0Premier League captains wear an armband featuring traditional Pride colours<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool captain Van Dijk wore the armband as did Arsenal&#8217;s Martin Odegaard and Manchester City&#8217;s Kyle Walker during the midweek fixtures.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When told Ahmedhodzic didn&#8217;t wear a rainbow armband, Wilder stated that he was unaware of the situation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I didn&#8217;t know,&#8217; he said in a press conference.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s not a club decision or a personal decision. I just didn&#8217;t know he did that.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Sheffield United picked up just their second win of the season on Saturday after beating Brentford 1-0 thanks to James McAtee&#8217;s strike.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Blades will seek to make it back-to-back wins for the first time this term when they take on Chelsea next weekend.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12847143\/Sheffield-United-defender-Anel-Ahmedhodzic-player-seven-years-not-wear-rainbow-armband-Blades-defeat-Liverpool-midweek.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sheffield United defender\u00a0Anel Ahmedhodzic &#8216;became the first player in seven years&#8217; 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