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Originally Posted by Kymmy
Yet only a very small percentage in the US wear a poppy even though they were one of the first adopters of the practice.. The countries where poppies are worn as standard is just UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
As for the rest of the world only 3 million are sent out shared between 120 other countries so that would equate to probably just the ex-pat population..
This is purely a political dummy spitting season, nothing more and nothing less and I applaud Fifa for not giving into political pressure. Lets keep politics out of sport whenever possible.
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The US Do however have a a Veterans Day on the 11 of November(which is also a federal holiday and state holiday)which they remember with parades etc.
It is and has never been a political issue..It's a matter of respect.
However it's not something I want to push down anyone's throat except the hypocritical and possibly corrupt throat of Blatter.