Marc Guehi's armband
Marc Guehi wrote on his rainbow armband for a second time on Tuesday night
Marc Guehi and Crystal Palace will face no formal action from the Football Association, despite defying their regulations over the rainbow armband for a second time.
Guehi wrote "Jesus loves you" on his armband for Tuesday night's Premier League match against Ipswich Town. It came after he was reprimanded by the FA for writing "I love Jesus" on the armband for the 1-1 draw against Newcastle on the weekend.
The FA allows “initiative slogans/emblems promoting the game of football, respect and integrity," but forbids "political, religious or personal slogans, statements or images.”
Captains have been told they "must wear an armband which is simple and conforms to the requirements of Law 4 relating to slogans, statements, images and advertising." The same law states that "for any offence the player and/or the team will be sanctioned by the competition organiser, national football association or by FIFA."
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But Mirror Football understands that the FA have decided not to take any further action against Palace of Guehi. The FA wrote to Palace and Guehi to formally remind them of the regulations in the wake of the first incident on the weekend.
Speaking after the 1-0 win over Ipswich on Tuesday, Palace manager Oliver Glasner said: "We respect every single player, especially Marc, who is our captain. He is a great guy, very humble and we shouldn't make it bigger than it is, he is very respectful to everyone in the club.
"In football we are all against discrimination, it's a great campaign. We spoke about it, we speak often as he is my captain.
Detail view of the captain's arm band worn by Marc Guehi of Crystal Palace during the Premier League match between Crystal Palace FC and Newcastle United FC
Marc Guehi wrote a religious message on his armband on the weekend too
"He is no child, he is an adult, he has his opinion and we accept and respect every opinion. The quote of this campaign is to be tolerant and Marc is very tolerant."
The Rainbow Laces campaign is an initiative which was launched in 2013 to support and encourage the LGBT+ community, who have faced hostility in the sport over the years.
Guehi is one of 19 Premier League captains to wear the armbands over the last game week. The only skipper to refuse the initiative was Ipswich's Sam Morsy, who did so because he is a practising Muslim.
Following defeat to Crystal Palace, Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna outlined the club's position on Morsy's decision. "We want to be inclusive club and are working really hard on that," he said. "At the same time the club has respected Sammy's individual decision based on his religious beliefs."
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