After team captains announced they would wear armbands supporting LGBTQ equality during World Cup games in Qatar, a systemic oppressor of LGBTQ people, the FIFA governing board banned the armbands, requiring captains to wear a design approved by FIFA (so as to not offend their hosts). However, the ban did not extend to the wardrobe of television commentators, so BBC sideline reporter and former English national team star Alex Scott wore won while reporting from the pitch.