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Fifa lifts its ban on players wearing poppies during football matches. Join Sian and Clare to find out more about this week's news story and to learn words relating to arguments! (Background image: Getty Images)

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The story

Football's world governing body, FIFA, is set to lift its ban on displaying poppies during matches to commemorate Armistice day. Last year the football associations of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland were fined for using the poppy after FIFA deemed it a political symbol and against the sport's laws.

Key words and phrases 

a row
a disagreement between people/organisations

have a row
have an argument

a stand-off
a situation where agreement doesn't seem possible

back down
to retreat from an argument or admit you were wrong

To do

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