By Shane Thomas
It's
said that Christmas starts earlier every year. It increasingly feels
the same regarding the wearing of poppies in November to commemorate
Britain's Armed Forces. Two years ago, the cause célèbre was the
wearing (or non-wearing) of the "poppy
hijab".
In 2016, it's football that is the site of controversy, as England
played Scotland at Wembley last Friday. To mark Armistice Day, the
players wore black armbands with poppies embroidered onto them. This
was in deliberate contravention of FIFA regulations, which
decree,
"political,
religious, commercial, personal statements, images and/or other
announcements, is strictly prohibited."
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