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 […]
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 […]
OUT-of-touch FIFA bureaucrats who are blocking England and Scotland players from wearing poppies on their shirts for their World Cup qualifier clash on Armistice Day, have clearly lost their memory. They forget the great debt the world owes to footballers who were killed or injured fighting for freedom in two World Wars – victories that […]
ENGLAND, Scotland are Wales are in talks with world football governing Fifa to wear poppies on their shirts to mark Armistice Day. England play Scotland in a World Cup qualifier at Wembley Stadium on 11 November. Wales face Serbia at the Cardiff the nest day. FURY AS FIFA BAN ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND PLAYERS WEARING POPPIES Why […]