UEFA said that it had appointed an ethics and disciplinary inspector to conduct a “disciplinary investigation regarding potential discriminatory incidents” that took place during the matches Hungary played at home against Portugal and France. “Historical experience shows that this is a bad thing, and the Germans in particular know this very well.” “It is extremely harmful and dangerous to mix sports and politics,” Hungary’s foreign minister, Peter Szijjarto, told the MTI news agency in Hungary. The original plan for lighting the Munich stadium during the championship was turquoise with a green band, UEFA’s colors, alternating with the colors of the national flags of the respective opponents on the days of the games.ĭebate surrounding the request drew in authorities in both countries. UEFA’s ruling doesn’t apply to their stadiums because they are not hosting official tournament games.
Other teams in Germany’s soccer league have said they would illuminate their empty stadiums in the rainbow during Wednesday’s game.
UEFA instead proposed that Munich illuminate the stadium in the rainbow colors on an alternate day, for example, when the Bavarian capital celebrates Pride - a display the city and the arena have made an annual tradition since 2016.
