UEFA defends decision to reject request for rainbow-illuminated Allianz Arena

“It is a symbol that embodies our core values, promoting everything that we believe in"

Pictured is Dublin’s iconic Aviva Stadium, the home of Irish rugby and soccer, lit up in the rainbow colours of Pride. Aviva Stadium will add a vibrant splash of colour to the Dublin skyline and Light Up with Pride on Wednesday 23rd June. Aviva Ireland, proud sponsors of Aviva Stadium, the IRFU, the FAI Men’s National Football Team, and the Women’s National Football Team, is calling on the Irish sporting community and people of Ireland to #LaceUpWithPride during Pride month to show solidarity with the LGBTI+ community.

UEFA has defended its decision to decline a request to illuminate the Munich Euro 2020 stadium in rainbow colours for Wednesday night’s match between Germany and Hungary.

It says the request from Munich mayor Dieter Reiter was rejected because it was political, and made in response to legislation in Hungary banning the display and promotion of homosexuality to under-18s.