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FIFA 14:50 - Nov 23 with 4209 views

Now "investigating" supporters wearing poppies. I don't wear one myself but this is bonkers. How can you prevent a supporter displaying political logos and the like on their clothing? Are they just trying to stop people going to international games altogether?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38077727

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FIFA on 14:57 - Nov 23 with 4198 views

DaleiLama

Begs the question "what would they do with a bung in a brown paper bag decorated with poppies"? Don't see that being banned.

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FIFA on 15:29 - Nov 23 with 4147 views

BrighouseDale

I wonder how many yanks were wearing "Make America Great Again" t-shirts at the Mexico game.

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FIFA on 15:32 - Nov 23 with 4138 views

DaleiLama

FIFA on 15:29 - Nov 23 by BrighouseDale
I wonder how many yanks were wearing "Make America Great Again" t-shirts at the Mexico game.

Most of them stood on bricks outside watching for free. Sure those bricks will come in handy one day .............. ?

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FIFA on 16:53 - Nov 23 with 4041 views

Morden

Actually I thought the original argument (poppies on the players’ shirts) was faintly ridiculous. The ruling by FIFA was silly to start with, but then everyone else tried to out-silly them. Everybody got bounced into the idea that these foreigners were again telling us Brits what to do. The teams did it because they were told not to.

It wouldn’t really have mattered if the players didn’t wear the poppy. It wouldn’t have insulted anybody if they hadn’t. There is nothing stopping the players wearing a poppy if they want at any time other than an officially organised event.

But this is another level of silly. Are FIFA going to make the stadia staff check everyone for a potentially political symbol?

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