I don't think anybody posting on this thread is overlooking that, I think everyone accepts that them's the Rules. What we are saying is that in this instance the rules should be broken and we should take the punishment, same as we'd expect a nation wearing pro-racisim armbands to be punished.
Exactly. I'm writing this after the news about the armband 'ban' but before the Iran game. I may (sincerely hope to) be proved wrong, but I'm guessing our servile FA will comply with FIFA's Rules and Regulations. If they're not prepared to risk one tiny act of much-discussed rebellion then the...