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"&lt;p&gt;                      &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; FIFA has ruled male head covers are acceptable to wear during matches, a decision that goes against the ban on turbans imposed by the sport's provincial governing body in Quebec.    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Footballs's world governing body says male players can wear head covers as long as they are the same color as the team's shirt, have a \"professional appearance,'' are not attached to the shirt and don't \"pose any danger.''    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; The Canadian Soccer Association had asked FIFA to rule on the matter after Quebec's governing body refused to overturn its province-wide ban on turbans.    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Brigitte Frot, Quebec's director general of the provincial association, had said the provincial federation would allow turbans if FIFA indicated they were safe.    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; The ban particularly affected Sikh men and boys who wear turbans, patkas and keskis for religious reasons.    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; The Quebec Soccer Federation said it welcomed the news \"with enthusiasm and relief.'' The Quebec body has not said exactly what it will do next.    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; It planned to hold a news conference Saturday near Montreal and said it will reveal its board of directors' decision with respect to the \"lifting of the ban.''    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; At least 20 out-of-province teams are skipping a weekend tournament in Montreal and some players in Quebec leagues have also decided to wear turbans in protest of the ban.    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; The International Football Association Board, football's rules-making panel, approved headscarves for female players in July after FIFA's medical committee decided two scarf designs do not threaten the safety of female players.    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; The approved designs use quick-release velcro fasteners and magnets. That reversed a ban on the Islamic hijab that's been enforced in FIFA competitions since 2007.    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Copyright 2014 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.      &lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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