Virg Atlantic Fli "Gay" Plane To Doha World Cup - One Mile at a Time

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• VIRG ATLANTIC FLI “GAY” PLANE TO DOHA WORLD CUP

VIRG ATLANTIC FLI “GAY” PLANE TO DOHA WORLD CUP

England's msage of World Cup fiance, directed towards the homophobic regime nng Qatar, has been dwarfed by old rivals Germany. As so many World Cup penalty shootouts before, the Three Lns have once aga been tmped by Germans, this time a 'diversy fly out'.Gareth Southgate's 26-strong team are jettg out to Qatar Virg Atlantic's Gay Pri plane, dubbed 'Ra Bow'.The jet featur a picture of Osr, a rtoon man holdg a Unn flag while wearg a small set rabow-loured traers, beneath the b.

And sports the registratn number 'GV -PRD' - a nod to the Gay Pri.The choice to jet out to the Middle East is seen as a clear challenge to Qatar, where is illegal to be homosexual. But the Germans have gone one further, wh airler Lufthansa emblazong the si of the squad's World Cup jet wh a huge 'Diversy Ws' motif.The aircraft featur a picture of Osr, a rtoon man holdg a Unn Jack flag while wearg rabow-loured traers, beneath the b Like many World Cups prr, England have found themselv tmped by the Germans, who are flyg to the Middle Eastern natn on board a Lufthansa plane wh a huge 'Diversy Ws' logo emblazoned on the si The German team are pictured boardg their special diversy jet as they fly out to Qatar to take part the World Cup England manager Gareth Southgate boards the team jet to Qatar ahead of his si's World Cup mpaign, which stars on Monday agast IranIn a statement, the airle said Lufthansa was a 'byword for openns, tolerance, diversy and brgg people together' and that the pany weled everyone onboard 'regardls of genr, age, ethnicy, relign, natnaly, inty or sexual orientatn'.England and Germany are jt two of a handful of natns takg part the World Cup seekg to rebel agast Qatar's strict homophobic laws, amid wispread cricism of this year's tournament hosts.England boss Gareth Southgate vowed his team - led by Harry Kane - would ntue to make a stand as he clared: 'We're very strong on clivy.' FA chiefs proposed the ia to highlight ncerns over gay rights Qatar, where same-sex relatnships rema a crimal offence and whose World Cup Ambassador last week said homosexualy is 'damage the md'.Anyone found participatg same-sex sexual activy Qatar n be punished by up to seven years prison, while there are also ncerns about thoands of migrant workers havg died Qatar sce won the rights to host the World Cup.FIFA has urged untri to foc on football durg the petn, but Southgate has said is 'highly unlikely' that England will do so.

'That is somethg that we have been proud of and ntue to work towards, be impactful wh ourselv, our prence and our platform, and we will ntue to be so here Qatar.'However, some teams have already been penalised for their efforts to fy strict Qatari l.On Friday, boss at FIFA rejected the Danish team's requt to tra at the World Cup shirts wh the words 'human rights for all' on them.The Danish Football Assotn nfirmed the cisn, as Qatar fac tense prsure over s treatment of migrant workers and s anti-homosexual laws. IN SHORT: Was Germany’s natnal football team barred om enterg Qatar for the Fifa World Cup, bee the plane they were travellg on was emblazoned wh the rabow flag, support of gay rights?