FIFA v. Poppy

[Andy_1984]

England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have each been fined by FIFA for wearing poppies. Fines are £35,311 (England), £15,694 (Scotland and Wales) and £11,770 (Northern Ireland).

 

Full story http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38368144

 

Nice wee earner for Fifa that. I wonder if they will give it to charity. I think not.

[John S]

Perhaps the nations are out of touch with FIFA and the notion of obeying the rules? The docking of points in qualifying groups would be a more effective penalty. those fines are nothing at that level.

 

So what you're saying is, since FIFA thinks that poppies are a political symbol and should not be worn on the pitch, we should obey them? It wasn't just the poppies either, if you've read the news article it was also because during the Scotland/England match "There was also a display of poppies on big screens, a minute's silence, playing of the Last Post and poppy T-shirts handed to the crowd", and "Following Wales' 1-1 draw at home to Serbia the next day, Fifa opened disciplinary proceedings looking at "fans in the stands wearing the poppy" and the presence of "a member of the armed forces holding a bunch of poppies at the exit of the tunnel" and "The holding of a minute's silence, the laying of a wreath and a poppy display by fans before Northern Ireland's 4-0 win over Azerbaijan".

 

So, even the fans aren't allowed to wear poppies? Screw that (aimed at FIFA, not you ).

[Ken L]

You still don't get it. FIFA are right!

[gozzer]

Can anyone tell me why it wasn't against the rules in 2011, but now it is?

 

That is apart from FIFA having a new president.

 

John.

[barry luxton]

_{They have moved the goal posts}

[Andrew]

Nice wee earner for Fifa that. I wonder if they will give it to charity. I think not.

 

From one corrupt enterprise to another sepp blatter. Fifa stinks, so do the officials, corruption in a corrupt country

Edited December 21, 2016 by Andrew

[John S]

You still don't get it. FIFA are right!

 

So the poppy is a political symbol? And there was me thinking it was a symbol of remembrance for all those who died not only in both World Wars, but in all the wars since then (on all sides).

[Andrew]

So the poppy is a political symbol? And there was me thinking it was a symbol of remembrance for all those who died not only in both World Wars, but in all the wars since then (on all sides).

 

Like millions of others John, but there,s always some who think they know better than others.

[Huge_Vitae]

Perhaps, since we don't wish football to be seen as having any Political bias, the U.K. Should reconsider the £3,000,000 we give to China to encourage young people to play football, after all, it might be better spent on our own young and their future. I have not been able to find any further reference to it, but in the last month a member of the Commons had raised a question over the £300 million given to the FA last year, what they doing, perhaps paying Rooney's overtime or travelling expenses?

 

As to FIFA, same as a lot of people in the EU, here, NI & a few other places, how quickly they forget, shame on them all, respect of our war dead does not permit me to use the words that are fitting in response.