A person waving the rainbow flag ran across Hungary’s players during their national anthem (AFP via Getty)A pitch invader holding a rainbow flag disrupted Hungary’s national anthem before their Euro 2020 match with Germany on Wednesday evening. The spectator ran in front of the Hungary players while their anthem was played before being tackled to the ground and led away by security. UEFA refused to grant the request due to the ‘political context’ involving Hungary whose prime minister, Viktor Orban, cancelled a trip to watch his nation in action against Germany in Munich. A statement from UEFA read: ‘UEFA, through its statutes, is a politically and religiously neutral organisation. ‘Tomorrow, as the city of Munich, we will still send a clear sign of our solidarity and our respect for sexual equality to Hungary and the world.

Source: Metro June 23, 2021 19:39 UTC