(CNN) European football governing body UEFA has denied that it banned fans from bringing in rainbow flags for the Euro 2020 game between the Netherlands and Czech Republic in Budapest on Sunday. According to reports in the Dutch media, fans were being told by security not to bring rainbow-colored symbols into the grounds or the fan zone in the Hungarian capital. However, UEFA said that they were not banning fans from bringing in such items. Netherlands supporters hold a rainbow flag during the Euro 2020 match between the Netherlands and the Czech Republic at the Puskas Arena. "UEFA would very much welcome any such symbol into the fan zone.

Source: CNN June 27, 2021 20:26 UTC