LEICESTER have marked Remembrance Day by weaving poppies into the pitch. West Brom are the visitors to the King Power Stadium as the Premier League champions try to kick-start their domestic season. The representation of the poppy and how English football should honour the memory of those who perished in battle. Keep up to date […]
FIFA are continuing their tough stance on political remembrance by taking action against the Republic of Ireland for commemorating the centenary of the Easter Rising. Players from the Republic wore shirts with the years 1916-2016 under their crest against Switzerland in a friendly back in March. The Easter Rising was an Irish rebellion against British rule, which lasted […]
OLE SELNAES has been banned from international football for 11 months after he insulted a match official when Norway played Azerbaijan in a World Cup qualifier last month. The Norwegian used abusive words to one of the assistants of the match referee Liran Liany form Israel and has been hit with a lengthy ban for not […]
FIFA was accused of double standards for banning British teams from wearing the poppy months after allowing the Republic of Ireland to wear a kit marking the centenary of Easter Rising. The green shirts worn by Irish players including Shane Long in March featured the year 1916 — when almost 500 people were killed during […]
THE Football Association have confirmed England will wear black armbands bearing poppies against Scotland. Fifa prohibits any political, religious or commercial messages on shirts. PA:Press Association But for the World Cup qualifier against the Auld Enemy, the FA have pushed ahead after being denied by the governing body and will now be able to show […]