Rainbow Laces: Father of Marc Guehi defends to his defense

The father of England star Marc Guehi has slammed the FA after his son was reprimanded for writing ‘I love Jesus’ on his rainbow captain’s armband.

Guehi faces being formally reprimanded after breaching rules that ban any ‘political, religious or personal slogans, statements or images’ on players armbands when playing for Crystal Palace.

But his Church minister father has accused the FA of double standards after a Muslim player who refused to wear the armband was not punished – and claimed they are pandering to the demands of the LGBT community over Christians.

The 24-year-old defender was seen with the handwritten slogan during the 1-1 draw against Newcastle on Saturday – while fellow Premier League skipper Ipswich Town’s Sam Morsy refused to wear the pride armband due to religious beliefs but escaped sanction.

Now Guehi’s church minister father John has fueled the row.

He told MailOnline: ‘I am saying did he offend anyone? I don’t think so. I do believe in what the Bible says, Jesus loves everyone, and, in my opinion, Marc did not offend anyone with what he wrote.