England fan, Anthony Johnson, says he was strip-searched at the World Cup for wearing rainbow-coloured clothing.
, was wearing a t-shirt with England’s official badge in rainbow colours and a baseball cap in the same colours.on Tuesday afternoon.
Anthony says he was initially made to take off his watch and belt – something he hadn’t been asked to do at other games.: ‘When I went through again, a big burly security guard screamed in my face: “You don’t respect our culture.”The football fan says the wand didn’t activate but staff still ushered him into a private area where Anthony was made to take off all his clothes including his underwear.
Security staff approached him when he was swiping his tickets and asked him to stand in the corner of the concourse. Before long, seven people were stood around him including four police, one man in Fifa uniform and two in traditional Qatari dress. Anthony was asked to remove his hat but the football fan hit back and said he was allowed to wear it. Fifa confirmed just three days agoBut he was then threatened by security staff who said if he didn’t take it off senior colleagues would be called.‘I said: “It’s getting close to the start of the game. I’m happy to take off the hat if you’ll put in writing in English your reasons for not allowing me to wear it.
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