Crystal Palace Captain Marc Guéhi Defies FA Once Again Over Writing On Rainbow Armband

Crystal Palace captain, Marc Guéhi has defied a formal reminder from the Football Association (FA). He again wore a rainbow captain’s armband with a religious message scribbled.

Apparently, rainbow-laced captain armbands were given to the 20 Premier League clubs for games. This was for this past weekend and for the running midweek matches. They did this in a show of solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community.

Marc Guéhi, a devout Christian, put on the armband as Palace played Newcastle over the weekend. He had an added handwritten words of “I love Jesus.” On the other hand, Ipswich captain Sam Morsy who is a practicing Muslim, chose not to wear the armband due to his religious beliefs.

Whereas the FA deemed Morsy’s decision a club matter, both Guehi and Palace were contacted this week. They were reminded that religious messaging is banned from equipment used or worn in Premier League matches. This is under Rule A4 of the governing body’s regulations.

It should be noted that Rule A4 in full states: “The appearance on, or incorporation in, any item of clothing, football boots or other equipment of any distasteful, threatening, abusive, indecent, insulting, discriminatory or otherwise ethically or morally offensive message, or any political or religious message, is prohibited. The advertising of tobacco products is prohibited.”

However, Guehi was back in action for Palace on Tuesday night. He adamantly repeated the act despite contact from the FA. Against Ipswich, Guehi’s armband read: “Jesus [heart emoji] You.” Additionally, Ipswich Town’s captain Sam Morsy decided not to wear the rainbow armband once again in their loss to Palace.