Charles Sale- Supporters kitted out to defy poppy ban

Last updated : 09 November 2011 By Daily Mail

However, the official England supporters team who are taking on Spanish fans at Wealdstone FC on the morning of the Wembley match are going to have a pin-type version of the symbol on their jerseys, supplied by one of the players who sells poppies for the British Legion.

FA chairman David Bernstein has promised the England fans team they will send a representative to the match, while the Spain party includes government minister Fidel Alvarez and Pedro Asensio, chancellor of the Spanish embassy, giving the defiant stance extra significance.

Pride of a lion: England are battling to wear poppies on their jerseys

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FA cut dealThe FA's long drawn-out negotiations with ITV over the renewal of their cut-price FA Cup and England rights deal are expected to be finally completed this week.

The two-year extension of the contract will see ITV add the season curtain-raiser Community Shield to their coverage but the FA will receive only around ?80million compared to the current four-year agreement that is worth ?290m.?

Savage behaviourThe Robbie Savage fan club from Strictly Come Dancing doesn't extend to Walsall FC, who claim he cancelled a booking because of the BBC show but is appearing elsewhere on the same date.

Walsall claim that Savage and his 5 Live phone-in co-host Darren Fletcher were booked 13 months ago for a personal appearance Thursday night but pulled out last week because of Savage's dancing commitments.

However Walsall, who have brought in Stan Collymore as a late replacement, were furious when they later found out that Savage and Fletcher are appearing for a question and answer session at The Bank Bar near Derby's Pride Park stadium, which is being billed as the former midfielder's return to the city.

Double booked: Savage has pulled out of an engagement at Walsall

Savage's official representatives, who organised the Derby date, say the Walsall booking was made without their knowledge by a third-party speaker agency, who were informed it had been cancelled four months ago.

Paul Mace, Savage's agent, said: 'As a gesture of goodwill we will arrange for Robbie to appear at Walsall later in the season.'?

Lunch mattersThe biggest worry of the MCC laws subcommittee meeting at Lord's on Tuesday concerned the quality of their lunch following the suspension of head chef Steve Smith ahead of an investigation into the alleged highly irregular running of the Lord's kitchens.

Follow thy neighbour The noisy neighbours will be causing a distraction in both Manchester and London with City copying the United model by opening a commercial office in the capital.

And City's London headquarters in Old Park Lane is just a short walk down Piccadilly to United's Mayfair offices near Green Park Tube station.

Blue moon rising: The noisy neighbours are moving in on United territory

City are following United's hugely successful example by setting up a London-based commercial operation to maximise sponsorship opportunities around the globe.

City's base was leased by former owner Thaksin Shinawatra, who told ex-chief executive Garry Cook he could run the club from there. Cook insisted on moving to Manchester.?

Spurred onBaroness Ford, chairman of the Olympic Park Legacy Company, could be the next to face legal action in the Stratford stadium debacle following her accusations to the London Assembly that all 14 members of her board were put under surveillance by Tottenham.

She claimed that Spurs chairman Daniel Levy had said as much in The Sunday Times.

Battleground: Baroness Ford could face legal action

Spurs have written to Ford protesting that Levy never said that and was not quoted in the newspaper article - and the club are considering their position on a legal claim against Ford.

Spurs have also written on similar lines to Baroness Doocey, chairman of the Assembly's economy, culture and sport committee, who responded to Ford's claims by calling Spurs' alleged action 'appalling, reprehensible, disgraceful and beggars belief'. ?EXCLUSIVE: Now the Germans back us to wear poppies, so it's time for FIFA to play ball Olympic chief hammers Spurs over alleged surveillance as police probe 2012 spy claims

Source: Daily Mail

Source: Daily Mail