England and Germany will both wear black armbands bearing poppies for the international friendly on Friday 10 November at Wembley. The Football Association [The FA] and German Football Association [DFB] have today confirmed that both teams will wear the poppies in remembrance of members of the armed forces, past and present.
In September, The International Football Association Board [IFAB] provided The FA, FAW, Scottish FA and Irish FA with clarification on Law 4 – which now allows all four teams to display poppies during their respective ties in the lead up to Remembrance Sunday.
Grindel: “It’s in no means about political propaganda”
Martin Glenn, FA Chief Executive Officer, said: "Remembering and commemorating the men and women who have served this country is engrained in our nation. Many of them have made the ultimate sacrifice and we will be honouring them, both on and off-the-pitch, for our match against Germany at Wembley Stadium. I would like to thank the DFB for also agreeing to wear the poppy for the match, in a show of solidarity and unity at this important time."
Reinhard Grindel, president of the DFB: “I immediately supported the request from our friends at the FA that our team should wear poppies on our armbands alongside the England national team for the friendly. It’s not about political propaganda. The symbol of the poppy is about values which we continue to treasure in football today – respect, tolerance and humanity.”
England and Germany will both wear black armbands bearing poppies for the international friendly on Friday 10 November at Wembley. The Football Association [The FA] and German Football Association [DFB] have today confirmed that both teams will wear the poppies in remembrance of members of the armed forces, past and present.
In September, The International Football Association Board [IFAB] provided The FA, FAW, Scottish FA and Irish FA with clarification on Law 4 – which now allows all four teams to display poppies during their respective ties in the lead up to Remembrance Sunday.
Grindel: “It’s in no means about political propaganda”
Martin Glenn, FA Chief Executive Officer, said: "Remembering and commemorating the men and women who have served this country is engrained in our nation. Many of them have made the ultimate sacrifice and we will be honouring them, both on and off-the-pitch, for our match against Germany at Wembley Stadium. I would like to thank the DFB for also agreeing to wear the poppy for the match, in a show of solidarity and unity at this important time."
Reinhard Grindel, president of the DFB: “I immediately supported the request from our friends at the FA that our team should wear poppies on our armbands alongside the England national team for the friendly. It’s not about political propaganda. The symbol of the poppy is about values which we continue to treasure in football today – respect, tolerance and humanity.”
