English Football 11/12

Lampard will be captain tomorrow also looks like Phil Jones will start in midfield

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15693231.stm

 

Kelly's goal for the under 21's

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naNEbrVnERY

Great effort that

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...elly-The-poppy-relegated-level-Nike-logo.html

This tbh.

The article is too big to be quoted fully(This is a part of it), but completely agree with it. And it is not often i agree with much in the Mail or even can understand FIFA's decisions/objections.

 

What about the other situations though?

Would Cameron be equally vocal if the Iraq team for example playing England did the same as a tribute to those who lost their lives to Western Forces including his?

And what about Palestine or other countries doing it for people killed by Israel, or North Korea playing South Korea and doing it for their people killed in conflict?(Even if the public might not, many regimes certainly would have a problem)

Also many other points made in that article on why the issue was made bigger than it was. In any case good to see a compromise has been reached, though will be interesting what precedent it sets in future especially if there is a live conflict.

 

What do you mean?

Whether i agree with it or not, a Iraq government trying to please it's public in the future can certainly want to do it to tap into the Anti - West sentiment when and if there are less restricted elections there.

 

:facepalm:

 

Wut?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestine_national_football_team

They have a FIFA recognised team though.

 

First of all you are not the only one living in a country with a army/population that have lost life in conflicts trying to protect people/obeying state orders(whether right or wrong), let alone in constantly ongoing conflicts with Neighbors or even internally with Maoists and Terrorists.

Also i never said that i was against the sentiment of it or personally opposed to any country wanting to honor/remember it's own people.It's a good way to honor them and generate funds too, with remembrance day being also spread to the whole of the commonwealth to different extent including here.

What i was saying though was that as the article explained more eloquently the reasoning for the poppy to be worn in a football match all of a sudden were vague and suspect, and also can understand FIFA's objection about it.

FIFA is supposed to be a football body, not a political body for all of the world, so have to treat all football bodies equally. They can't make subjective judgement's on issues and allow England to wear a symbol to mark the sacrifice of their soldiers and not allow Iraq to then wear a symbol to mark a loss of their civilians killed in collateral damage by western forces or army killed in past proxy wars with Iran.Or neither, they can refuse Israel or Palestine from doing so against each other for their own people when there is precedent or treat dictator run regimes like North Korea/Syria any differently. Setting aside Jingoistic passions, that is the reality of the issue without even going into the morality or Politcs debate.