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Quebec soccer association upholds ban on turbans on the playing field
MONTREAL – The Quebec Soccer Federation has decided to keep a ban on players wearing turbans during a game.
The federation’s board of directors made the decision at a meeting on Saturday.
The ruling comes after the Canadian Soccer Association asked provincial associations in April to allow turbans on the field.
A spokesman for the World Sikh Organization of Canada says he’s very disappointed in the ruling.
Balpreet Singh says Quebec is the only province where Sikh soccer players have faced problems because they wear a turban.
He says his group is considering legal action to appeal the decision.
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