Soccer-UEFA prohibits 'rainbow' protest at Germany vs Hungary game


Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - France Training - Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany - June 14, 2021 General view of the inside the stadium during training REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -UEFA has refused a request from Munich's mayor for the stadium to be lit in rainbow colours for Germany's Euro 2020 match against Hungary on Wednesday in protest at an anti-LGBTQ law.

Mayor Dieter Reiter wanted to highlight legislation in Hungary banning school materials deemed to promote homosexuality and gender change and restricting the media from showing such content in programmes accessible to minors.

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