English claim victory in 'poppy ban' spat
- Published: 10/11/2011 at 01:32 AM
- Online news: World
England's footballers were granted the right to wear poppies on armbands Wednesday as world governing body FIFA moved to draw a line under a row which had drawn angry protests led by the British government.
A woman places a poppy cross in the Remembrance Garden at Westminister Abbey in London, 2004. England's footballers were granted the right to wear poppies on armbands Wednesday as world governing body FIFA moved to draw a line under a row which had drawn angry protests led by the British government.
A bizarre day in the saga began with British Prime Minister David Cameron condemning the "poppy ban" as "appalling" before members of the British far-right organisation English Defence League mounted a rooftop protest at FIFA's Zurich headquarters.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
- Position: Agence France-Presse
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