Soccer's rules-making panel has formally approved headscarves for female Muslim players, reversing a ban on the Islamic hijab that's been enforced in FIFA competitions since 2007.
On Thursday, FIFA's International Football Association Board announced the approval of two prototype designs after finding no safety threat in their use.
Read the full article :
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/07/05/fifa-hijab_n_1652398.html
For decades the soccer player kit used be the same for every player, wether they were male or female :
The basic compulsory equipment of a player comprises the following separate items:
a jersey or shirt with sleeves - if undergarments are worn, the colour of the sleeve must be the same main colour as the sleeve of the jersey or shirt
shorts - if undershorts or tights are worn, they must be of the same main colour as the shorts
stockings
shinguards
footwear
http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/lawsofthegame/law/newsid=1290830.html
Jewelry are banned, except for the wedding ring.
Wether you were rich or poor, black or white (or asian, or whatever...), male or female, everyone's equal on the pitch.
But this is over. Now, for the very first time, religion is messing up with soccer. Now, for the very first you can publicly demonstrate your religion on the pitch.
