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Vuvuzealots feature: FIFA’s Sacred Uniform: Football is Bigger than Religion
In this Vuvuzealots Original article, author Two Footed (not his real name) questions FIFA’s confusing standards related to uniforms. Why can’t Muslims wear uniforms with a hijab? Why can’t England wear poppies in honor of military serviceman?
FIFA’s Sacred Uniform: Football is Bigger than Religion
by Two Footed
Should international footballers be allowed to wear the hijab? Should national teams be allowed to alter their kit to commemorate war heroes? Should sponsorship be allowed on international kits? “NO!” says the Federation of International Football Associations: “FIFA’s Regulations regarding Players’ Equipment are that they should not carry any political, religious or commercial messages.”
Members of football’s governing body will meet on July 2nd to decide two of the game’s current controversial issues. First, countless televised matches across multiple platforms, along with microscopic, ultra slo-mo scrutiny have led to an increase in the frequency and volume of pundits’ appeals for the use of technology to determine too-close-to-call decisions on the goal line.
I’ll hold my tongue on that matter, for now, to discuss the second issue: the wearing of the hijab by female Muslim players.
Asian Football Confederation chief seeks Blatter’s support to overturn ban on hijab.
“In a letter written to the Fifa boss, AFC acting president Zhang Jilong pitched for a favourable reconsideration of the issue when it is reviewed by the International Football Association Board (IFAB) in London.”
Image by Washington Post
