
<p>The rainbow-colored symbols for the USMNT returned in the national team’s training facilities in Qatar. A rainbow-colored badge and pattern appears in the media room for the USMNT’s training facilities, according to <a href="https:\/\/www.theguardian.com/football/2022/nov/14/usmnt-rainbow-logo-qatar-world-cup-2022-soccer-lgbtq" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the Guardian</a>.</p>



<p>The training area, located for the United States on the north side of Doha, features a part of the side’s inclusion campaign. Titled “<a href="https:\/\/www.ussoccer.com/be-the-change">Be the Change</a>,” the campaign is meant to show that every person has the ability to make change in their community. That includes silencing racism and embracing pride for sexual orientation.</p>



<p>However, the <a href="https:\/\/worldsoccertalk.com/category/world-cup-2022/">World Cup</a> in Qatar presented a challenge to some of the progressive ideas “Be the Change” highlights. The main instance of those is same-sex relationships, which are illegal in the host nation. FIFA claims that everyone, regardless of religion, race, sexual orientation or other characteristic is welcome at the World Cup. Qatar’s security head at the World Cup agrees, but <a href="https:\/\/worldsoccertalk.com/news/qatar-world-cup-perplexing-personal-safety-concerns-20220517-CMS-384729.html">does not exactly mean to protect those</a> waving around symbols of pride.</p>



<p>The rainbow flag, for instance, is one such topic of concern. Abdulaziz Abdullah Al Ansari is the director of the Department of International Cooperation for Qatar. He said his staff may take pride symbols to ‘protect’ those showing them.</p>



<p>“If he (a fan) raised the rainbow flag and I took it from him, it’s not because I really want to, really, take it, to really insult him, but to protect him,” <a href="https:\/\/apnews.com/article/business-soccer-sports-lifestyle-middle-east-f03cd08c36dee73b419b2b0e2978fd3f" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Al Ansari told the AP</a>. “Because if it’s not me, somebody else around him might attack (him) … I cannot guarantee the behavior of the whole people. And I will tell him: ‘Please, no need to really raise that flag at this point.’”</p>



<h2>USMNT employs pride logos</h2>



<p>Notably, the USMNT will not wear the rainbow crest during games. This is solely for the training facility and the equipment there. </p>



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<p>That being said, it is a major step against Qatar’s plans to have nations focus entirely on sport, rather than togetherness at the World Cup. <a href="https:\/\/www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12737790/qatar-world-cup-fifa-writes-to-teams-and-says-focus-on-the-football-not-ideological-or-political-battle-that-exists" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">FIFA recently wrote to teams</a> telling them to focus on soccer. He does not want to bring in “every ideological or political battle that exists.”</p>



<p>Gregg Berhalter, manager of the USMNT, spoke in his press conference on Monday defending his team’s actions in using the “Be the Change” logos. </p>



<p>“It is not just Stateside that we want to bring attention to social issues, it is also abroad,” Berhalter said. “We recognise that Qatar has made strides and there has been a ton of progress but there’s some work still to do.”</p>



<p>The United States kicks off its competitive play in Qatar on <a href="https:\/\/worldsoccertalk.com/world-cup-tv-schedule/">Monday, Nov. 21</a>, against <a href="https:\/\/worldsoccertalk.com/nations/wales-national-team-tv-schedule/">Wales</a>. </p>


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The USMNT showed pride logos in its training facilities in Qatar. The rainbow-colored crest is part of the "Be the Change" program.

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