Newsaholic

  For the advocates, the activists, the European teams and especially the seven captains who had intended to wear the One Love armband, this is an LGBT and human rights issue they want to remain vocal about. For hosts Qatar and those spectators who've come here or who are watching around the Arab world, which has a vast Muslim majority, this is about religion, culture, the norms of the region and mostly about respect which they don't feel they're getting. The tension seems to be the perpetual undercurrent of the tournament so far and it's all playing out here on the world's biggest of stages. On Wednesday, Germany  players covered their mouths  during the team photograph before their World Cup opener against Japan, with manager Hansi Flick saying it was "to convey the message that Fifa is silencing" teams. However, the reaction to Germany's stance has had fierce and almost unanimously negative reactions around the Arab world. The hashtag Germany-Japan...