No fan of FIFA, I am with them on this. Statutes are statutes, and in this case they are known since long. I see no reason to allow national exceptions from the rules, no matter the sympathy. I also fear the precedence effect.
Its a football match. Leave it to that: SPORTS. Its not about politics. Not about religion. Not about confession. Not about historical remembrance. Its sports, and sports should not be turned into being something different than that, because it isn't.
Its sports. Leave it alone.
P.S. Ah precedences. See what I mean?
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