The German football association is taking the sport's world governing body to court over their ban on players wearing One Love armbands.
Germany's captain was told not to wear the rainbow flag in the opener against Japan.
If they broke tournament rules by allowing their captain to wear the armband, they would face massive sporting sanctions from the sport's governing body.
Neuer would be able to wear the captain's hat for Germany's second group game against Spain on Sunday, if the Court of Arbitration for Sport overturns the ban.
Within 48 hours of receiving an application, a division of the CAS will make decisions.
REWE ended its sponsorship deal with the DFB on Tuesday due to the armband dispute.
Lionel Souque is the CEO of REWE. I am the CEO of a diverse company, as well as a football fan, and I am appalled by the scandalous behavior of the sport's governing body.
Teams planning to wear the OneLove armband during their matches were blackmailed.
England, who were the first team to wear it, had been threatened with multiple sporting sanctions, according to the media director of the German football association.
He said that the English team was threatened with massive sporting sanctions without specifying what they would be.
The other six nations decided to show solidarity with England and not wear it, according to Simon.
We are still the same people even though we lost the armband. He said that they are not fakes who betray their values.
We thought we had to take that decision because of the situation we were in, but we didn't want to.
The FA and the FAW have not given up on their plans to show a message of support for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Trans community while at the World Cup.
High-level discussions continued until a few hours before kick-off in England's opening game against Iran, before the FA decided Harry Kane shouldn't wear the heart-shaped logo with rainbow colors.
If Kane or any of the other nations wore the armband, they would be subject to "sporting sanctions" from the world governing body.
The captain of each team is required to wear the captain's armband for the final competition.
Sky Sports News was told that if the OneLove armband was allowed to be worn, it would set a precedent for other nations to do the same.
Sky Sports News understands that the sanction might have been much stronger if Kane had been booked for wearing a non-FIFA shirt.
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When contacted by Sky Sports News, soccer's governing body said it was an "inclusive organisation".
Infantino said that he had spoken with the country's highest leadership.
Everyone is welcome now that they have confirmed. It's not the opinion of the country and it's not the opinion of the world governing body.
The late decision about whether or not they could wear the OneLove armband embarrassed the FA because they had committed to wear it.
Had it been a financial penalty, the FA would have accepted it. It was unfair to risk Kane's participation in the tournament in order to keep their promise.
Even though this is likely to be disapproved by the world's governing body, it has been suggested that England's head coach could wear the OneLove flag on the touchline for the next game against the USA.
There is a chance that Kane, or other England players, could wear the captain's hat in front of the cameras.
The FA has not commented on either of those options.
England and the FAW made it very clear that the captain of Wales at the World Cup would wear the OneLove flag.
The FAW wants to replace the OneLove idea with something else after Monday's dramatic draw with the USA. There is nothing conclusive about it.
The FAW is disappointed and frustrated by the late intervention by the world governing body.
The No Discrimination campaign has been brought forward from the quarter-finals stage in order for all 32 captains to have the chance to wear the captain's flag during the tournament.
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Rob spoke on the Sky Sports World Cup.
We're going to be talking about the political situation around this World Cup as much as we are the football, let's be honest.
The English FA, the Welsh FA, and all of the other FAs from other European nations sent a letter to the world's governing body of soccer. They first proposed the idea in September, but didn't get a response.
It was left until the last minute byFIFA. England, Wales and the other countries were told they couldn't do it.
If they'd turned down the request two months ago, there would have been a lot of people who felt it wasn't fair and it wasn't right. They would hide behind the rules and say "the rules are there, just read them"
I don't think either of them will come out of this situation unscathed.
The ultimate decision in this case was out of Harry Kane's hands.
We're not happy. The decision to wear it was taken away from me. I was told I had to wear the armband when I arrived at the stadium.
We can't control it as players. We focused on the game and got a great result and I'm sure the FA and FIFA will do the same.
Over the last five years, we've made a stand as a squad and we will continue to do that. Sometimes these decisions aren't up to us and that's the bottom line.
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Sky Sports reporter Geraint Hughes is talking.
The FAW are angry. The people are not happy. They made it very clear they wanted to wear the OneLove armband and have been trying for two months to find out if they would be allowed to wear it legally.
Everyone else thought the rules meant they would be fined. They didn't know if the Disciplinary Committee could impose a one-match ban or if a yellow card would be used.
Both England and Wales experienced it on the morning of the matches. They are angry, irritated and not the only ones. They have been let down by soccer's governing body.
The Netherlands has been accused of being spineless in the anti- discrimination controversy.
The captain of the Netherlands said that he plays in a position where a yellow card isn't useful. I want to play football in these tournaments.
Some people say we don't have a backbone, but that is not how it works.
We just want to have fun. I would have liked to play with that band but not at the expense of a yellow card.
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