FIFA okay with Sikh head coverings
Posted June 14, 2013 9:04 am.
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MONTREAL (NEWS1130) – The world soccer body has weighed in on Quebec’s turban ban.
It has sided with the view of the Canadian Soccer Association that Sikh headwear is acceptable on a soccer field.
The national body has sent a letter to provincial members, including the now-suspended Quebec federation, informing them of the news.
In the letter, the Canadian association says it wishes to inform them that the International Football Association Board and soccer’s world governing body, FIFA, have authorized the wearing of male head covers at all levels of Canadian soccer.
FIFA says the headwear must be the same colour as the jersey, look professional, not be attached to the jersey, and not pose any danger to any players.
The Canadian association’s letter forwarded photos of acceptable headwear and those photos include examples of the Sikh headwear at the heart of the dispute.