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FA and FIFA discuss poppies
- Updated: November 1, 2016
The Football Association and the Scottish FA are holding discussions with FIFA over allowing players to wear poppies on their shirts when England play Scotland.
Gareth Southgate’s side host their neighbours at Wembley on Armistice Day in a World Cup Qualifier.
A report in The Sun on Tuesday claimed FIFA had banned the two teams from displaying poppies on their shirts during the game as political statements are not allowed.
In 2011, FIFA eventually backed down after threatening to ban the England team from wearing poppies in a friendly against Spain, allowing them to display the symbol on black armbands.
An FA statement …
