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Premier League and Rugby Union players across the country helped raise awareness of the discrimination facing lesbian, bi-sexual, gay and transgender people by wearing rainbow-coloured laces and armbands .

The Rainbow Laces campaign was launched by LBGT equality charity Stonewall in 2013 as a way of highlighting and addressing the homophobia, biphobia and transphobia that are still common in sport.

A raft of Premier League clubs including Arsenal, Manchester City, Crystal Palace, Burnley and Hull changed their profile pics on social media channels to include the rainbow flag that has become synonymous with LGBT pride.

And players wore special rainbow laces in their football boots and armbands for the weekend's Premier League and rugby action .

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In the Weekend's early Premier League game, both Burnley captain Ben Mee and Manchester City captain Fernandinho sported multi-coloured captain's armbands in support of the Stonewall campaign.

Leicester striker Jamie Vardy was among the players at the King Power Stadium with Rainbow Laces as the Foxes faced off against Burnley.

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It wasn't just the players sowing their support, the match officials also got in on the act.

At the Liberty Stadium, where Swansea and Crystal Palace played out a hugely enjoyable 5-4, an assistant referee had rainbow laces on the touchline.

Sunderland's Jermain Defoe was also sporting rainbow laces as the Black Cats lost 2-0 against Liverpool at Anfield.

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