Help! Soccer And Jhoora

[SikhSoulja]

Thank you Budda phaji, my son is 11.

I'll keep you posted on any new development...

Contact Fifa, i checked the rules states nothing!

[buddasingh]

Thank you Budda phaji, my son is 11.

I'll keep you posted on any new development...

Contact Fifa, i checked the rules states nothing!

It seems like the ref is acting on his/her interpretation of "Law 4". In some leagues (info on the net) they go onto address their interpretatioon of fifa law 4 and say that their league will be permitting sikh religous turban. If i remember correctly hits from ontario and british columbia in canada.

[MPKaur]

I received an email form the Soccer federation of Quebec:

According to them, fifa law 4 forbids anything that is not soccer equipment. Moreover the equipment cannot show any religious alligeance.

They send me a note stating that the hijab was forbidden and they wrote in the email that it also applies to "what my son wears".

The good thing is that i now know where the federation stands and that it wasn't just the case of an ingnorant referee. Now i can procede with the next step...

[satpunga singh]

dastaar boonga, jangi karre, banna, chandi and a kharag.

that'll show em right :D

[buddasingh]

I received an email form the Soccer federation of Quebec:

According to them, fifa law 4 forbids anything that is not soccer equipment. Moreover the equipment cannot show any religious alligeance.

They send me a note stating that the hijab was forbidden and they wrote in the email that it also applies to "what my son wears".

The good thing is that i now know where the federation stands and that it wasn't just the case of an ingnorant referee. Now i can procede with the next step...

do kids wear glasses? do kids wear winter caps?, ankle or knee braces? do they wear gloves? are girls permitted to tie their hair back with "equipment"? is equipment such as bandana's or headband permitted?

Religious allegiance? OK then i guess that no one would be permitted to use a name on the field or back of a jersey that is biblical in origin.

Did you talk to the Canada's Director of Referees who seemed to ok the patka or the quebec rep in the article who suggested that the hijab was a choking hazard.

The quebec federation of soccer has various youth soccer links on their website. I don't read french. But if you go through some of the pictures you will notice glasses, wristbands, watches on wrists, baseball caps, various hair bands and hair instruments, earings.

Maybe queb. soccer fed needs to get the pictures on the websites taken down as they set a bad example for safety or disassociate themselves from these schools?

I don't read french, but are there any soccer schools/camps linked that actually ask kids to bring caps as equipment for the school?

[TruSoul]

Thats is so not on!. That means a sikh will never play in english football league. Going to email Fifa !

[MPKaur]

Here is what FiFA says

Law 4 is page 20-22 of:

http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederati.../36/lotg_en.pdf

Decision 1

Players must not reveal undergarments showing slogans or advertising.

The basic compulsory equipment must not have any political, religious

or personal statements.

A player removing his jersey or shirt to reveal slogans or advertising

will be sanctioned by the competition organiser. The team of a player

whose basic compulsory equipment has political, religious or personal

slogans or statements will be sanctioned by the competition organiser

or by FIFA.

[TruSoul]

Here is what FiFA says

Law 4 is page 20-22 of:

http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederati.../36/lotg_en.pdf

Decision 1

Players must not reveal undergarments showing slogans or advertising.

The basic compulsory equipment must not have any political, religious

or personal statements.

A player removing his jersey or shirt to reveal slogans or advertising

will be sanctioned by the competition organiser. The team of a player

whose basic compulsory equipment has political, religious or personal

slogans or statements will be sanctioned by the competition organiser

or by FIFA.

Iv emailed fifa will also give them a call on Tuesday.

[buddasingh]

Here is what FiFA says

Law 4 is page 20-22 of:

http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederati.../36/lotg_en.pdf

Decision 1

Players must not reveal undergarments showing slogans or advertising.

The basic compulsory equipment must not have any political, religious

or personal statements.

A player removing his jersey or shirt to reveal slogans or advertising

will be sanctioned by the competition organiser. The team of a player

whose basic compulsory equipment has political, religious or personal

slogans or statements will be sanctioned by the competition organiser

or by FIFA.

A patka is not basic compulsory equipment, just like all the names with biblical origin on the field are not compulsory equipment. What about last names that may have biblical origin on the back of jerseys? Fifa what sayeth you?

Fifa will have an uphill battle understanding, but the basis for the no religious statements is that religions as they understand exclude. Sikhi is the opposite, it is inclusive and accepting of all. I think Fifa should encourage Sikhi statements for all players to obtain their desired intent.