Disrespectful Poppy Ban

[andypipwilly]

On November the 12th I shall remove my Poppy, place it in an envelope and direct it to;

Gianni Infantino
Fédération Internationale de Football Association

FIFA-Strasse 20,
P.O. Box 8044 Zurich, Switzerland

Like minded souls please follow my lead and swamp their mail room.
A small protest but it will make me feel better.

[andy-hughes]

It seems like a gesture, but all it will do is load some poor minimum wage slave with a mass more to do - the powers that be will never even know about it.

[RandyMarsh]

Fifa has not banned poppies, there will be lots of poppies at the match.

[Togo]

Good idea Andypip. With the added bonus of providing employment for the underprivileged.

[anneasquith]

I don't understand this obsession re FIFA and the poppy. Just get your own poppy and show respect as you normally would.

[Baldric]

And don't put a Stamp on it.

[jourdain2]

Thanks for that. :)

[Lunol]

FIFA have clearly said to the FA that NO Symbols of political, religious or of a commercial nature can be worn by players.

^Source,the 10.00 news.

What would happen if the players decided to flout the ban? Match bans? Fines?

[Mamyalynne]

There are talks of them ignoring Fifa - sanctions have been mentioned but not spelt out.

[tonyav]

England & Scotland FAs to defy poppy ban despite Fifa sanction threat


http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37853386

[Khandro]

Another storm in a teacup. If FIFA (whom I dislike, by the way) were to allow this it would open the gates to all sorts of unofficial political and religious signaling.

[vulcan42]

It is not a storm in a teacup and neither is it political or religious. It was set up from a suggestion from Lady Haigh to employ disabled ex soldiers in a factory to give them a living and regain self respect, Fifa will never understand that.

[andypipwilly]

OneF in FIFA is one too many.
Where is the F in respect?

[vulcan42]

I don't understand Fifa, they were quite happy to allow England, Scotland and Wales football teams to wear a poppies five years ago, what's changed their minds?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15666769