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Shirty

From the BBC:

Female politicians in Germany have tabled a motion calling for footballers to escape punishment when they take their tops off.

Evelin Schoenhut-Keil and Margareta Wolf want to see more flesh on display and have the backing of women across the land.

The current rule dictates any player removing his shirt to celebrate a goal will automatically receive a yellow card.

But after seeing Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo being penalised for that very offence at Euro 2004, the Green MPs want that rule rescinded.

Compare and contrast it with Sepp Blatter’s comments earlier this year:

Fifa president Sepp Blatter has urged women footballers to wear skimpier kits to increase the popularity of the women’s game.

But Blatter’s comments have outraged leading European women players, who have said his remarks could further undermine their sport.

Posted in Football.