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Week 5 PR/SM Blog

I am an avid sports fan and with all the sports happening this summer it has been exciting. You got the Euros happening in Europe, Copa America in South America, and world cup qualifying for soccer. There are the NBA playoffs going on. I am not the biggest NBA fan, but my Phoenix Suns are great this year, so I am invested. The NHL playoffs are going on and it is crazy this year. 

I am going to focus in on the Euros and something that has happened in the past day. As it is pride month companies and organizations show their support usually. A Euro game between Hungary and Germany is happening today and the stadium in Munich wanted to light up their arena in rainbow colors. They wanted to do this since Hungary just enacted a law saying that the sharing of LGBTQ content to minors is illegal. The mayor of Munich wanted to protest the new law.

The main reason this is getting a lot of attention is UEFA denied their appeal to do this for the game. UEFA is the organization running the Euros tournament. From what I read on twitter football clubs in Germany have shown their support for Munich to use rainbow colors for the match. It seems from what I read on twitter that the mayor and stadium might go ahead and use rainbow colors anyways against UEFA's permission. 

It is crazy how an organization can bring a topic to social media and gain traction and support for it. In my opinion I hope the mayor and city of Munich do go ahead and use rainbow colors to light up the stadium. They should have to right to support a cause.

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  1. Paige HopsonJune 24, 2021 at 6:29 PM

    Hi Ryan! I am not the biggest sports fan but it is interesting to watch sports I have never seen in person! I also think it would be amazing to see the stadium in rainbow colors!

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