FIFA’s secretary general yesterday scoffed that our war dead are not special enough to merit England players wearing poppies. Fatma Samoura said: “Britain is not the only country that has been suffering from the result of war.” The ex-UN diplomat, born in the West African country of Senegal, said: “Syria is an example. My own continent […]
THERESA May has slammed Fifa’s “utterly outrageous” ban on poppies being displayed on England football shirts. The Prime Minister joined forces with the Sports minister Tracey Crouch to back The Sun’s campaign to overturn the heartless decision by the governing body. At Prime Minister’s Questions this lunchtime she attacked Fifa, which has been plagued by […]
FIFA are blocking England and Scotland players from wearing poppies on their shirts for the World Cup qualifier next week. Fury erupted over the ruling by football’s governing body that the symbol is a political statement and can’t be used for the Armistice Day game. FA chiefs were slammed after failing to stand up to […]
FIFA have announced that football fans worldwide will be able to vote for the best player on the planet in a revamped award. The decision comes after France Football magazine decided to end the Ballon d’Or’s six-year association with Fifa and award the world’s top individual football gong independently. Fifa used to give out the World Player of […]
ENGLAND’S World Cup qualifying group has been rocked by claims of match fixing. Fifa is probing Lithuania’s 2-0 win over Malta, 19 days ago, after Dele Alli helped the Three Lions defeat them days earlier. Malta’s goalkeeper has told how a Fifa official marched into his side’s dressing room before kick-off to warn their World Cup qualifier […]