In what is hopefully the end of this discussion, FIFA’s Secretary-General Jerome Valcke confidently declared that after careful review and trial period: “It was decided that female players can cover their heads to play”. International Football Association Board (IFAB), the governing body of FIFA had finally issued a statement…

In the last couple of months, I have covered extensively the issue of IFAB lifting the ban on hijabs on the pitch. As a footballer who chooses to wear hijab, this issue was terribly personal and very important to me. I have been playing for decades and am…