Major League Soccer introduced a temporary measure last week prohibiting fans attending matches from bringing signs, banners, flags or Tifos that reference the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
A picture of a sign outside of FC Cincinnati’s stadium that was posted on social media on Saturday stated that the league changed its fan code of conduct to prohibit any “flags representing a country or nationality at MLS matches.” The Athletic contacted MLS for comment, and a league spokesperson said that there was no change to the code of conduct, but rather a temporary directive that began…
