Roy Hodgson Tells Fans Not To Sing No Surrender To The IRA

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Roy Hodgson will ask England supporters attending the friendly with the Republic of Ireland not to sing â??No Surrender [to the IRA]â?.

 

 

 

Hodgsonâ??s plea comes in an email to all fans, who will also be handed an open letter from the Football Association about the sensitive issue as they enter Wembley on May 29.

England manager Roy Hodgson tells fans to cut out anti-IRA songs at Ireland friendly

Plea to fans England manager Roy Hodgson wants no anti-IRA songs at Ireland friendly

 

The chant is not criminal and those singing it cannot be arrested by the Metropolitan Police. But under Article 3 of the Fifa statutes: â??No Surrender (to the IRA)â? would be deemed deserving of punishment as a form of insult pertaining to the religious and political beliefs of a certain group of people. Possible sanctions range from a fine of 30,000 Swiss francs (£20,400) to England being ordered to play a game behind closed doors.

 

Those supporters found guilty would face a stadium ban of a minimum of two years. Fifa recently decreed the FA had no case to answer over claims of â??bonfireâ? chants by England fans about Rio and Anton Ferdinand during the World Cup qualifier against San Marino in Serravalle on March 22. Yet it is understood the FA is effectively â??on noticeâ? and any offensive chants at Wembley might incur Fifaâ??s wrath.

 

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