![]() The football governing body, UEFA, struck down the proposal, seeing it as a clear political message directed against Hungary’s hard-line leader Viktor Orbán and his government’s anti-LGBT agenda. “On the occasion of the match between Germany and Hungary, the council wishes to send a visible message of solidarity to the LGBT community in Hungary, which is suffering under recent legislation passed by the Hungarian government,” it said in a statement. ![]() Munich city councillors barely disguised their motives. Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter asked the tournament organizers, the UEFA (Union of European Football Associations), to light up the Allianz Arena in rainbow colors, drawing a sharp rebuke from Budapest.
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