Politics and sport should never go hand in hand. Sport is, in its consistency and values, the true engine that should unite and never separate. nor building barriers. There are more and more incidents in all types of stadiums, all over the world, with political slogans that pit fans against each other and the bearers against stadium security. Totally reprehensible on all sides.
But as always, when it comes to talking about sports or politics, as with any other topic, United States everything is more and everything is bigger. So it is not surprising that there were episodes like the one that took place last weekend in the run-up to the game between the Rams and the Cardinals, when Susan Rosenera fan of the latter who attended the match with her husband, He was banned from entering the stadium for wearing a cap with Donald Trump's slogan “Make America Great Again”
The story
During the last day of the NFL league, Susan, a season ticket holder of the Arizona Cardinals, went to State Farm Stadium to watch the game against the Los Angeles Rams when before entering, A member of security forced the fan to throw away the cap she was wearing with the aforementioned slogan of the Republican candidate for the Presidency of the United States, Donald Trump.
While the security member claimed to only comply with the club's rules for entering the stadium, in the face of such a commotion, it was eventually shown that the Cardinals' official website did not include such a prohibition, which made a Apology from the club: “In an isolated incident before Sunday's match, a member of stadium security misinterpreted one of the points regarding the prohibited items policy. As in most places, No signs, banners, flags or displays that are political in nature are permitted.'. However, that did not apply in this case. In the future, we will work to provide Greater clarity to all stadium staff in these situations“the Cardinals spokesman said.
Speaking to 12 NewsThe protagonist herself said: “I am in favor of freedom of expression. I don't care if someone has a Kamala Harris hat or t-shirt on. “I feel like part of the problem was that the security lady had a personal problem with my hat.”
The NFL also apologizes to the fan
The NFL is becoming quite a Expert in solving controversy after controversy, whether racial, political or of any other nature. That is why, almost immediately, shortly after the match began, the club issued the appropriate apologies to the fan who had come to fear losing her season ticket. In the official note issued to Susan they write: “We recognize that the security member misinterpreted the rulewhich focuses more on large political signs or flags, not personal clothing like caps”.
Even in an attempt to ride the wave for future matches, Lake KariRepublican candidate for the United States Senate from the state of Arizona said: “I hope that after this, All Arizona Cardinals fans should wear Trump hats to all parties.”
