England's footballers have been cleared to wear poppies on armbands as the sport's world governing body FIFA moved to draw a line under a row which had drawn angry protests led by the British government.
British Prime Minister David Cameron condemned the ban as as "appalling" before members of the British far-right organisation English Defence League mounted a rooftop protest at FIFA's Zurich headquarters.
England's FA requested its players shirts be embroidered with a red poppy, to remember those who'd died at war, for this weekend's international against Spain at Wembley.
But FIFA had refused on the grounds that it would open the door to similar initiatives across the world.
However after escalating criticism which included statements of protest from Cameron, Prince William and veterans groups, FIFA agreed to allow poppies to appear on black armbands.
