Hungary's foreign minister on Wednesday hit out at calls for the stadium in Munich to be illuminated in rainbow colors for the Euro 2020 match between Germany and Hungary, saying politics should be kept out of the game.
Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter said on Sunday he would ask UEFA for permission to light stadiums in rainbow colors in protest against a new law in Hungary that bans the dissemination of material in schools promoting homosexuality and gender change. .
The law, passed last week, has been criticized by human rights groups and some Hungarian opposition parties.
The Allianz Arena, home of Bayern Munich, is configured to allow the entire outdoor area and terrace to be illuminated in different colours.
UEFA told Reuters on Monday that it had not received any requests related to the matter.
"I consider it very harmful and dangerous when someone tries to mix politics and sport. There have been few attempts to do this in world history and they have ended very badly," Peter Sizzarto told the European Union in Luxembourg. told reporters on the margins of foreign ministers meeting.
“Everybody knows what it is about, we have passed a law in Hungary to protect Hungarian children and there is opposition in Western Europe and they try to express it by trying to bring politics into a sporting event. Even when that sporting event has nothing to do with the national legislature."
German Football Federation spokesman Jens Greitner said they would prefer any such gesture to be held on a date other than Wednesday's match and suggested the annual Christopher Street Day performance in July.
Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer wears a rainbow armband in solidarity with the LGBTQ community at both Germany's games at Euro.
UEFA is investigating "potentially discriminatory incidents" against Portugal and France during Hungary's European Championship matches at the Puskas Arena, UEFA said on Sunday.
During Hungary's opening game against Portugal in Budapest on Tuesday, images on social media showed a banner declaring "Anti-LMBTQ" - the Hungarian abbreviation for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer.