Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola wearing a yellow ribbonManchester City manager Pep Guardiola should not wear a “political symbol” following his charge for displaying a yellow ribbon, according to FA chief executive Martin Glenn. "It's the same rule and we don't want football equipment to display political symbols," said Glenn following a meeting of football lawmakers in Zurich. The problem we had with poppies is that, for some reason, a new person at FIFA seemed to think poppies were a political symbol and we fought hard against that notion and thankfully sense broke out. "And, to be honest, and to be very clear, Pep Guardiola's yellow ribbon is a political symbol, it's a symbol of Catalan independence, and I can tell you there are many more Spaniards, non-Catalans, who are p****d off by it. Poppies are not political symbols, that yellow ribbon is.

Source: Sky sports March 04, 2018 22:41 UTC