USA citizen Brian Davis has been in the news because he was escorted out from the Iran match because of sporting a rainbow armband during the Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022 match
For sporting a rainbow armband in favor of LGBTQ+ rights, US citizen and football enthusiast Brian Davis was removed from Al Thumama Stadium by Qatari police while USMNT vs. Iran game was going on.
Journalist Rasmus Tantholdt from TV2 in Denmark posted a Davis video on Twitter. Subsequently, Davis was able to work out a solution with law enforcement, and he later uploaded a photo of himself wearing the rainbow armband while watching the game from the stands. Reuters also featured his photo.
Who Is Brian Davis USA Fan Escorted Out Of Match Vs Iran For Sporting Rainbow Armband At Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022
“They twisted my arm and were very aggressive” US citizen Brian Davis tells us after got thrown out from #USAvIRN match by Qatari Police a few moments ago because he was wearing a rainbow colored armband. pic.twitter.com/q4aBMLySbz
— Rasmus Tantholdt TV2 (@RasmusTantholdt) November 29, 2022
He most likely obtained the clearance with the aid of the journalists who were documenting the incident on the scene.
Talking about the incident that happened with him, he said that they earlier wrenched his arm and were highly combative. Pointing towards the rainbow armband, Davis said,
I walked through the security with this on, security said it was fine and I was sitting in the stadium.
Gesturing at Qatar’s police, he continued,
Then these gentlemen came up and fairly aggressively twisted my arm.
However, the incident and Brian Davis have become the talk of the town after this incident and right now, many people are expressing their opinions about what he did. While many people praised him, the other side criticized him.
In between all this, many people also trying to find out more about him. So, let’s find out more about him:
Who Is Brian Davis?
Brian Davis is a US citizen. He is news because his photos sporting a rainbow armband went viral on social media, resulting in his removal from the Iran match.
He is a native of Honolulu, Hawaii, and holds US citizenship. He is married however nothing is known about her wife. He also has two kids.
He defines himself on Twitter as a “world-traveling American Outlaw.”
He regularly follows the sports teams of the USMNT, BBN, Louisville City, USWNT, and Racing Louisville. His Twitter account makes it clear that he is an avid supporter of the USMNT, so it makes sense that he would fly all the way from the US to Qatar for the game.