Undershirt slogans to be banned.

[AKCJ]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26385653

 

 

Mario Balotelli-style T-shirt messages will be punished

Players who display messages on T-shirts worn underneath their strips will face punishment after new proposals were agreed.

The International Football Association Board (IFAB), the body which oversees the rules of the game, passed the law at a meeting in Zurich.

It will come in to force on 1 June, in time for the World Cup in Brazil.

The new law was proposed by the Football Association and will apply to domestic and international football.

FA general secretary Alex Horne said: "The idea is to get some consistency. The simplest rule for the image of the game is to start from the basis that slogans will not be allowed."

From the time the new rule comes in to place, incidents such as Mario Balotelli's infamous "Why Always Me?" message, which he revealed after scoring against Manchester United in 2011, will be banned and subject to a sanction.

Fifa general secretary Jerome Valcke said: "It is definitely decided that players must not have any slogan or statement, and we are making the decision that it will apply to the World Cup."

Law 4 of the game, which relates to players' equipment, will be amended.

Adel Taarabt, then of QPR, displayed a message on his T-shirt after scoring against West Ham in October 2012

It states: "Players must not reveal undergarments that show political, religious, personal slogans, statements or images, or advertising other than the manufacturer logo.

"A player/team of a player that reveals an undergarment that shows political, religious, personal slogans, statements or images, or advertising other than the manufacturers' logo will be sanctioned by the competition organiser or by Fifa."

Meanwhile, the IFAB rejected a proposal from Uefa to amend the so-called "triple punishment" which occurs when a penalty kick is given within a game, warranting a player being sent off and a possible goal being scored.

It was agreed that a pilot project carried out by the FA and Scottish Football Association relating to revolving substitutes in amateur football will continue, as will a Uefa experiment into the use of a sin bin in recreational football.

The IFAB also discussed the potential use of video replays for match officials but remains of the view that technology should be allowed only for goal-line incidents because "it is a clear yes or no decision".

An IFAB statement read: "Concerns were raised about video replays slowing the game down and increasing the number of stoppages."

[AKCJ]

[Fox92]

 

"Players must not reveal undergarments that show political, religious, personal slogans, statements or images, or advertising other than the manufacturer logo.

 

Can we get advertising from shirts then and just do back to having the clubs badge.

 

I'm not being picking like, but there's more things that should be changed ahead of undershirt slogans which really don't hurt anybody. It's on the same line as being booked for taking your shirt off for celebrating.

[ScouseFox]

Surely bigger fish to fry for the international football association board 

[MooseBreath]

Obviously sponsors like their logos on show after a player has just scored. I imagine some sad little IFA dickweed had his pockets lined for banning the removal of shirts and no doubt this is another nice little earner for them. Just another example of high level corruption slowly ruining the game

[Vlad the Fox]

Is it true the forest players have 'do not resuscitate' under their shirts.

[Jordan]

Obviously sponsors like their logos on show after a player has just scored. I imagine some sad little IFA dickweed had his pockets lined for banning the removal of shirts and no doubt this is another nice little earner for them. Just another example of high level corruption slowly ruining the game

This is an absurd overreaction.

[AndWhat?]

This is an absurd overreaction.

Seems pretty obvious that's why they're doing this though.....

[herklotz]

This piece from  http://www.tshirtinuk.com/Barcelona-Shirt.html. Intel and the Barcelona Football Club announced that the two sides reached a sponsorship agreement, which marks the two share a common core values ​​of the brand in terms of innovation and achievement to forge an alliance, they will jointly support the populations of both services on a global scale.
This is a different type of sponsorship.

[Harry - LCFC]

Obviously sponsors like their logos on show after a player has just scored. I imagine some sad little IFA dickweed had his pockets lined for banning the removal of shirts and no doubt this is another nice little earner for them. Just another example of high level corruption slowly ruining the game

 

In what way is this ruining the game? Do you really get something out of seeing players advertise some bullshit personal matter? I doubt it. I think the real damage comes from players seeing a goal as an opportunity to show off their own self importance rather than to celebrate their contribution to the team.

 

I do agree about the priorities of these people though. There are clearly bigger fish to fry.

[Kitchandro]

I think Moosey's got a point tbf.

 

Why ban something like this? It's all money based, think about it.

 

At first I wasn't bothered but now I think about it it's a clear attempt to keep the sponsors on show when people have scored.

[MooseBreath]

In what way is this ruining the game? Do you really get something out of seeing players advertise some bullshit personal matter? I doubt it. I think the real damage comes from players seeing a goal as an opportunity to show off their own self importance rather than to celebrate their contribution to the team.

I do agree about the priorities of these people though. There are clearly bigger fish to fry.

This alone isn't going to ruin the game, it's the principle of it. Football is a sport which is supposed to be played and watched for fun, not as a vehicle for advertisers to get their messages across. Every little bit of fun removed from the game spoils it a little bit.

Carry on down this road and it won't be long before goal celebrations are merged with adverts. Imagine Nugent coolly slotting home, wheeling away into the corner where a camera and mic awaits him where he has to flash a bright smile and say "this goal was brought to you by colgate special whitening"

[The God Emperor]

I agree with moose. it's just one more little bit of fun being removed from the game. It will eventually come back to haunt them when no one wants to watch their 90 minute dull, sterile advertisement 

[Harry - LCFC]

This alone isn't going to ruin the game, it's the principle of it. Football is a sport which is supposed to be played and watched for fun, not as a vehicle for advertisers to get their messages across. Every little bit of fun removed from the game spoils it a little bit.

Carry on down this road and it won't be long before goal celebrations are merged with adverts. Imagine Nugent coolly slotting home, wheeling away into the corner where a camera and mic awaits him where he has to flash a bright smile and say "this goal was brought to you by colgate special whitening"

 

I don't like the motivation for it either. It doesn't bother me that players won't get the chance to tell me how much they love God or some other rubbish but yes, I'm not too keen on advertisers continuing to get their way.

[Alf Bentley]

Carry on down this road and it won't be long before goal celebrations are merged with adverts. Imagine Nugent coolly slotting home, wheeling away into the corner where a camera and mic awaits him where he has to flash a bright smile and say "this goal was brought to you by colgate special whitening"

 

 

....or with alternative scorers:

- Moore: "To celebrate a goal, I go on holiday with Thomas Cook, because it's one of our own!"

- Drinkwater: "My name's Danny Drinkwater - and the water I drink is...Eau....Perrier!"

- Morgan/Wasyl: "After scoring, I get hungry for pepperami. Like me, it's a bit of a beast!"

- Dyer: "If you think I'm fast, try BT superfast broadband!"

- GTF: "It's time for a pukka pie!" (produces one from his shorts)

 

I do agree with Moose's point, generally, though. The only time that I find undershirt slogans a bit irritating is the religious ones about God, Allah or whoever. That's using football to stuff personal opinions down people's throats. I wonder if it would be so readily accepted if the slogan read "I agree with Darwin on evolution" or "Ultimately, life is meaningless"?

 

If individual footballers want to campaign for God, Allah, Satan or a political group, they should do it as individuals away from the pitch. If they just want to "big up" a relative or friend, or want to make a wisecrack, I don't see the problem with that - just as I don't see the problem with taking your shirt off (OK, dropping your shorts might be a bit unacceptable...).

[AndWhat?]

I agree with Moose aswell.

This has got to be a record for the amount of people agreeing with him in a thread!

[Dan]

This is an absurd overreaction.

 

It isn't - it's correctly pointing out the bigger picture.

I agree with Moose aswell.

This has got to be a record for the amount of people agreeing with him in a thread!

 

Not sure about that. He often speaks sense IMO albeit slightly controversial.

[Kitchandro]

 

....or with alternative scorers:

- Moore: "To celebrate a goal, I go on holiday with Thomas Cook, because it's one of our own!"

- Drinkwater: "My name's Danny Drinkwater - and the water I drink is...Eau....Perrier!"

- Morgan/Wasyl: "After scoring, I get hungry for pepperami. Like me, it's a bit of a beast!"

- Dyer: "If you think I'm fast, try BT superfast broadband!"

- GTF: "It's time for a pukka pie!" (produces one from his shorts)

 

I do agree with Moose's point, generally, though. The only time that I find undershirt slogans a bit irritating is the religious ones about God, Allah or whoever. That's using football to stuff personal opinions down people's throats. I wonder if it would be so readily accepted if the slogan read "I agree with Darwin on evolution" or "Ultimately, life is meaningless"?

 

If individual footballers want to campaign for God, Allah, Satan or a political group, they should do it as individuals away from the pitch. If they just want to "big up" a relative or friend, or want to make a wisecrack, I don't see the problem with that - just as I don't see the problem with taking your shirt off (OK, dropping your shorts might be a bit unacceptable...).

 

 

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[BrummieFOX]

I think if I was a footballer I'd be constantly trolling people like the FA and the IFAB. After hearing this, as a player I'd celebrate every time by just covering up manufacturers logos with my hands.

 

Ridiculous.

[Julian Joachim Jr Shabadoo]

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