A section of law four, which deals specifically with players' equipment, reads: "Equipment must not have any political, religious or personal slogans, statements or images.
"Players must not reveal undergarments that show political, religious, personal slogans, statements or images, or advertising other than the manufacturer's logo.
"For any infringement the player and/or the team will be sanctioned by the competition organiser, national football association or to be justified by Fifa.
The crest of most countries, contains a political statement or image. Don't the Iranians call themselves the Islamic Republic on their badge? I think FIFA, who have enough issues as it is, are digging a hole for themselves.
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