On Wed, 2 Nov 2016 10:00:36 +0000, Chris Green wrote:

In uk.d-i-y Brian Gaff wrote:

I'd suggest they all have pictures of naked ladies on their shirts and that
will probably be allowed as its not an advert.

FIFA's reason (or not) is that the poppy is a religious symbol,
nothing to do with it being an advert or not.

The question is whether their seeing the poppy as a religious symbol
is correct. Banning such symbols on the football field does make
sense.

The poppy is a symbol of having made a donation to a charity, the Royal
British Legion.

http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/popp...-poppy-appeal/

What is the Poppy Appeal?

The Poppy Appeal is the Royal British Legions biggest fundraising
campaign held every year in November, the period of Remembrance.

http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/about-us/

About us

We help members of the Royal Navy, British Army, Royal Air Force,
veterans and their families all year round. We also campaign to
improve their lives, organise the Poppy Appeal and remember the
fallen.

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Peter Duncanson
(in uk.tech.digital-tv)