Posted on 07/11/2009 5:02:49 PM PDT by Steelfish
'Keep God out of football' - Fifa tells Brazil's soccer superstars
DANIEL KING 12th July 2009
Football’s governing body has sparked controversy after disciplining the Brazilian team for overt displays of Christianity during a match.
Stars including £56million Real Madrid forward Kaka and captain Lucio revealed T-shirts with devout slogans such as ‘I Belong to Jesus’ and ‘I Love God’ during the Confederations Cup final last month.
Now Fifa has risked accusations of being ‘anti-religious’ by reminding Brazil of its guidelines banning players from making displays of a personal, religious or political nature on the football pitch.
AC Milan star Kaka and his Brazilian teammates have been told to stop making overt displays of their Christianity during matches
A warning letter was sent to the Brazilian football federation ‘to remind them of the relevant regulations, so that such incidents do not recur in the future’.
Brazilian players, and Kaka in particular, are well-known for their strong religious beliefs and the squad and backroom staff formed a large circle and sank to their knees in prayer after the victory over the US at the end of last month.
In the subsequent team photographs, many players were wearing the Christian T-shirts, with captain Lucio prominent as he lifted the trophy
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Another reason to hate Communist Football.
God bless the courageous young athletes!! I know He has, and I know he will continue to whether FIFA tries to stifle their rights to free-speech or not!!..
Team sports are really play tribal warfare. Religion is a powerful advantage during war. A tribe with religion will often beat a tribe without, which is why religion is a common trait among humans alive today. To separate religion from tribal warfare is against human nature.
They already gave a guy a fine for that in Scotland.
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