Poppy mania for bosses... Socialist Party To cheers from the press, David Cameron and Prince William intervened so the England football team could wear the poppy during their match against Spain. Channel 4 broadcaster Jon Snow, criticised for not wearing one, said: "There is a rather ... |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Could we meet the eyes of the fallen? Telegraph.co.uk This year, the significance of the poppy as a symbol has been more heavily publicised than ever, not least by the controversy over whether Fifa should permit the England football team to wear them on the pitch. Yet as public affection for the gesture ... |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Show some style and fork out for a proper poppy The Guardian It's not often that the luminously arrogant Prince William catches the attention for a good reason, so respect to him for being instrumental in overturning Fifa's ban on the England football team wearing poppies for yesterday's friendly against Spain. ... FIFA's unabashed discrimination |
John Pilgrim: Can we be trusted to respect remembrance? Bedford Today WHAT with the England football team being told that they couldn't wear a poppy emblem on their kit for their next game and news of war memorials across the country being vandalised for the waste value of the bronze, copper or lead, I am beginning to ... |
Frank Lampard is pleased to have seen the poppy row brought to an end before the England squad were forced to consider their stance.
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 The Guardian (blog) | Your views on the news: Fifa and poppies, adoption tables and food waste The Guardian (blog) Fifa's view on the England football team's shirts carrying the poppy for Remembrance Day was a talking point for readers this week. Photograph: John Sibley/Action Images I bet if any national team acquired a new sponsor the new logo would be waved ... |
The Poppy is a Symbol of Respect - But it Shouldn't be One of National Pride Huffington Post UK (blog) This year, debate was centered around FIFA, who banned the England football team from wearing poppies in Saturday's upcoming match against Spain. FIFA rules against footballers wearing national, political, religious or commercial messages on shirts; ... Lest we forget |
Lest we forget Stabroek News ... with that much maligned body reversing its decision to ban the England football team from wearing poppies embroidered on their shirts in their friendly match against Spain tomorrow, and instead allowing them to wear a poppy on black armbands. ... |
 Blackpool Gazette | Letters - November 10, 2011 Blackpool Gazette I COULD not believe it when I read FIFA has forbidden the players of the England football team to wear a poppy on their shirts when they play Spain this weekend. The wearing of the poppy is a mark of respect to remember all the servicemen and women who ... |
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 Daily Mail | After Fifa poppy fiasco, the latest bright idea from Brussels? EU flag on ... Daily Mail The controversy follows FIFA's climbdown – following intervention from Prince William and the Prime Minister – after it tried to ban the England football team from wearing poppies in tomorrow's friendly against Spain at Wembley. ... |
