Rejected petition stop Fifa from banning the poppy during the England national game

Fifa have banned all players from wearing poppies for the qualifying game in the FIFA World Cup i want to stop this it is lack of respect by FIFA and it makes me feel that our war dead died for nothing they died for our freedom and FIFA is stopping this from happening let's stop this nonsense

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I understand that our country is very diverse and we have many different cultural backgrounds however this is a discuting act by FIFA and they should be ashamed of themselves this is not a political thing this is a mark of respect for all those who have suffered and died during wars that have ended and also wars that are still ongoing

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Date submitted 1 November 2016
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