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Just five months after appearing in the FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time, defender Tran Thi Thu became the first women's professional football player to marry another woman in Vietnam.
Two of the top officials at soccer's world governing body see homophobic slurs at matches through vastly different lenses.
FIFA penalized similar armbands at the World Cup in Qatar in 2022.
FIFA threatened to penalize players for wearing antidiscrimination armbands during the World Cup in Qatar, a nation that criminalizes homosexuality.
FIFA continues to defend its choice to host the World Cup in Qatar, which follows antigay Sharia Law.
Some players had planned to wear "OneLove" armbands to support LGBTQ+ rights at the World Cup in Qatar before FIFA forbade it.
FIFA has announced that it has opened disciplinary hearings in response to an antigay chant used by supporters of Mexico's World Cup team.
The "OneLove" armband was supposed to show solidarity for LGBTQ+ people as Qatar criminalizes homosexuality.
The state is hosting the NFL's big game, but other sports organizations won't take as kindly to Georgia's lack of LGBTQ protections.
Meanwhile, Qatari officials continue to defend the nation's anti-LGBTQ+ laws.
There are some queer soccer fans who have stayed away from this World Cup over concerns of potential persecution in the conservative Middle Eastern country.
Displays of same-sex affection may not be welcome, and racial and ethnic minorities could face harassment, warns an antidiscrimination group.
One of the men suffered serious head injuries in the St. Petersburg attack and required hospitalization.
The professional soccer player is using his voice to fight for change.
