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Kymmy · 09-11-2011, 10:01

Yet how many countries wear poppies remembering that it is purely a commenwealth memorial and not even observed by all of the remaining commenwealth..

Even so this is international sport and nothing to do with war..

As for Fifa they've taken the only stance they can even if they didn't have a team strip policy that this decision would break if allowed.. especially with countries like Germany involved or should we be rubbing their noses in it for another 90+ years

As for two world wars that involved the WHOLE world well that's a whole other thread but you would have to miss out the word WHOLE.

I don't deny that the poppy appeal is special but like any appeal/memorial we shouldn't be enforcing it on other countries.. Or perhaps the French should make everyone in the world sing La Marseillaise on the 14th of July.

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Kymmy Inactive Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,398	Re: Fifa tells referee to call off England game if players wear poppies Yet how many countries wear poppies remembering that it is purely a commenwealth memorial and not even observed by all of the remaining commenwealth.. Even so this is international sport and nothing to do with war.. As for Fifa they've taken the only stance they can even if they didn't have a team strip policy that this decision would break if allowed.. especially with countries like Germany involved or should we be rubbing their noses in it for another 90+ years As for two world wars that involved the WHOLE world well that's a whole other thread but you would have to miss out the word WHOLE. I don't deny that the poppy appeal is special but like any appeal/memorial we shouldn't be enforcing it on other countries.. Or perhaps the French should make everyone in the world sing La Marseillaise on the 14th of July.