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The former England defender wore the armband during the build up to England’s game, just hours after England, Wales and more confirmed they would not wear the OneLove armband

Former England international Alex Scott has been labelled a “legend” after she was spotted supporting LGBTQ+ people when she wore a OneLove armband while reporting from pitch-side during England’s opening match of the World Cup against Iran. . This comes just mere hours since England and Wales, and other European countries confirmed they would no longer wear the armband.

Scott, who turned out for England 140 times, has been a critic of Qatar’s human rights record and treatment of LGBTQ+ people in the build-up to the World Cup.

Alex Scott called ‘legend’ for wearing OneLove armband while pitch-side for England v Iran at Qatar World Cup