The German company has defended the Jabulani, saying it doesn't know what the fuss is about because all the qualified teams were given the ball before the tournament to test it."There's a lot of talk about stadiums, infrastructure and TV and that's nice and all, but first we've got to worry about balls, spikes and jerseys," Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon said. "I don't see why we can't just go back to the old black-and-white checkered version we all played with as kids."As for the aesthetics, Valcke said the ball had been criticized in the past as too colorful, and that's why this version is more white. The news was both unbelievable and shocking. ultimate team coins "On Friday, a Bahraini FIFA official banned the Iranian women's national soccer team from playing against Jordan in the second round of the qualifiers for the 2012 London Olympic Games in the Jordanian capital city, Amman."(Islamic guidelines, forbid women from showing their hair in public.) Instantly after the ruling, Jordan was announced to have won 3-0! In an interview, Ali Kaffashian the head of IFF (Iranian Football Federation) announced that even though the issue of the hijab had already been discussed with Sepp Blatter, president of FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association), Iran finds it necessary to file a complaint against the FIFA official, who banned the country's women football team from playing in an Olympics qualifier match.Those who have been following Iranian political affairs and policies of the past decades are very well aware of the unfair and often prejudicial guidelines that are used against Iranian women.These discriminations stretch from barbaric conducts such as "stoning", public "Flogging", arrests without "warrants", acts of "rape" and "torture", to sudden and unmerited "executions".Without a doubt, Iranian women have been one of the most vocal challengers against the Islamic Republic regime, and in the latest uprising against the government in 2009 (After presidential election), they were the "leaders" and "movers" of the Green Movement, fighting real solid, demanding equality and justice for all.Being forced to wear mandatory/forced Hijab is hard enough for any women to adhere. However, add a hot summer day, and intense physical activity to that predicament, and you'll comprehend what these women go through to play a physically demanding game like soccer!If that is not pure "love" for the "beautiful" game, I don't know what is? Despite all the problems, harms and obstacles, these brave athletes have accepted to wear the "forced" hijab, in order to show their worth in an international competition.
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