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Tasmanian Football Body Bans Palestinian Team Over Slogan
The Football Federation of Tasmania has banned a Palestinian futsal team from wearing jerseys with the slogan "From the river to the sea, it always was and always will be." The team forfeited a match on October 11 for refusing to remove the shirts. Other teams protested in solidarity, also being barred from playing.
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What happened
- 01Tasmanian Football Federation banned a Palestinian team over the slogan "From the river to the sea."
- 02The team forfeited a match on October 11 for refusing to remove the slogan from their jerseys.
- 03Other teams protested in solidarity, wearing similar shirts and also being barred from playing.
- 04Federation CEO cited league rules against political messages on uniforms.
- 05Team player Fares Shaheen called the slogan a humanitarian and cultural expression.
- 06The slogan refers to the area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.
The federation cited rules against political messages, while the team described the slogan as a humanitarian and cultural expression.
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