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Quebec separatists score points with ban on turbans in youth soccer ..By Matthew Coutts - Daily Brew – 1 hour 27 minutes ago.. Quebec Premier Pauline Marois says she supports the QSF ban on players wearing turbans. Quebec’s soccer federation is digging in its heels after being...

Canadian Soccer Association suspends Quebec group over turban ban http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2013/06/10/canada-quebec-soccer-federation-suspended-turban.html The Canadian Soccer Association has red carded a provincial association over its refusal to let turban-wearing children...

http://www.brazzil.com/component/content/article/255-february-2013/10611-no-pork-and-daily-prayers-brazilians-get-their-first-muslim-soccer-team.html No Pork and Daily Prayers. Brazilians Get Their First Muslim Soccer Team Written by Aurea Santos Thursday, 14 February 2013 03:01...

B.C. soccer player helps Indian girls take aim at life goals http://blogs.theprovince.com/2012/08/02/b-c-soccer-player-helps-indian-girls-take-aim-at-life-goals/

Chants of "Nippon!" or "Japan" echoed throughout Tokyo in the early morning hours, as the Japanese women's national team twice came from behind to force a shootout that they won to capture the country's first World Cup title. The victory, in which they outscored the United States 3-1 in the...

WSO asks Quebec Soccer Federation to review ruling on hijabs Ottawa (June 21, 2011) -- The World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) is asking the Quebec Soccer Federation to review its decision to restrict players in community leagues from wearing the hijab and other religious headgear...

Human Rights Group Asks Quebec Soccer Federation to Review Sports Ruling on Hijabs OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - June 21, 2011) - The World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) is asking the Quebec Soccer Federation to review its decision to restrict players in community leagues from wearing the...

Olympics 2012: FIFA bans headscarves for Iranian women’s soccer team By Thomas Erdbrink, Published: June 6 TEHRAN — Not participating in the 2012 London Olympics is a nightmare for every serious athlete, but for the Iranian women’s soccer team the defeat was extra bitter after they were...

Forwarded by Tejwant Singh Malik ji JOHANNESBURG — FIFA acknowledges there might be something wrong with the Jabulani World Cup ball, but won't act on any problems until after the tournament. Many players have likened the Jabulani to a "supermarket ball," saying it is too unpredictable...

Here we stand some five days from the beginning of one of the gala sports events in sports, soccer's World Cup 2010. It is an event that brings together 32 of the finest national soccer teams the world has to offer in a battle to see who will take the coveted title of World Cup champion. As...

Inspirational film fun for girls, boys, dads and Soccer Moms Inspirational film fun for girls, boys, dads and Soccer Moms The weather is warming, which means children all over the island are digging their dusty soccer cleats out from under the bed. It's a seasonal ritual that continues...

EDMONTON, Alta. - For 15 years, since kindergarten, Manpreet Grewal had been teased and taunted about his turban. He kept his anger quiet, kept it inside. Tell the teachers and it would just get worse. But at age 18, when angry soccer parent Dean Smith got in his face, threatened to grab his...

Calgary soccer team withdraws from B.C. tourney after Sikh player barred (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=12tsl1tf8/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/cpress/20050905/ca_pr_on_ru_so/soc_sikh_barred_1 Array Mon, 05 Sep 2005 02:56:00...