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Fifa Bans Poppies During Match ‘Because They Are Political Statements’

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naomi24 | 15:30 Tue 01st Nov 2016 | News
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http://metro.co.uk/2016/11/01/fifa-bans-poppies-during-match-because-they-are-political-statements-6226627/

I don't regard poppies as a political statement. Do you?
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No, but FIFA does, and that is what matters :-)
15:31 Tue 01st Nov 2016
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I don't think they are either.
15:32 Tue 01st Nov 2016
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Haha! Very funny! I realise that - but I don't understand why anyone would regard poppies as a political statement.
15:33 Tue 01st Nov 2016
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No.
15:33 Tue 01st Nov 2016
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No, to me they're just a symbol that you have given to a particular charity. Never thought of them as being political.
15:37 Tue 01st Nov 2016
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Definitely not political
15:37 Tue 01st Nov 2016
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Well the queen is non-political and she supports it.
15:39 Tue 01st Nov 2016
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No. It's absolutely ridiculous, in FIFA we trust.
15:40 Tue 01st Nov 2016
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No.

FIFA frequently demonstrate idiocy IMO, so this is unsurprising to me.
15:40 Tue 01st Nov 2016
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I thought the ban was only in relation to poppies appearing on the actual players shirts?
15:42 Tue 01st Nov 2016
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not just FIFA though - there have been instances of players refusing to wear them. last year James McClean of WBA refused on the grounds they represented military oppression of the citizens of Derry as evidenced by Bloody Sunday.
15:45 Tue 01st Nov 2016
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I think the actual wording from FIFA is that they ban political, religious or commercial messages on shirts, hence why last time England wore black armbands with the poppy on the armband when they played Spain.
15:48 Tue 01st Nov 2016
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angie, but the poppy is neither political, religious, nor commercial, is it?
15:49 Tue 01st Nov 2016
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Well that's FIFA for you.

Stick two fingers up to whole corrupt load of them, wear the poppies and pay the fine.
15:51 Tue 01st Nov 2016
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They can deduct points as well as or instead of a fine.
15:53 Tue 01st Nov 2016
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No it is none of those Naomi.

For me it is a symbol of my thanks for the lives given for me to live in a democratic country.
15:53 Tue 01st Nov 2016
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The way we play - big deal. We're going nowhere anyway.
15:54 Tue 01st Nov 2016
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youngmafbog, me too. An expression of thanks and the greatest respect.
15:55 Tue 01st Nov 2016
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Naomi - I agree it's an expression of thanks and respect, but I suppose someone could argue that it's commercial even though donations are 'voluntary'.
16:07 Tue 01st Nov 2016
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Commercial? By what perverse logic does that come about?
16:12 Tue 01st Nov 2016

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