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A row has broken out in women's football over whether Muslim players
can wear their religious headgear during matches.

FA officials say they want to encourage more people into the game but
under rules set by the International Football Association Board,
scarves such as the hijab are not supposed to be be worn.

Individual referees are left to decide whether to let women wear the
headgear and flout regulations, or whether to send them off.

The confusion is putting British Muslim women off playing and could
mean that national sides such as Iran will face losing players.

The international board - made up of FIFA and the English, Scottish,
Welsh and Irish FA's - has still not made an official decision on the
issue.

Rimla Akhtar, chairwoman of the UK's Muslim Women's Sport Foundation,
accused football bosses of dragging their heels over the issue.

She said: "The International Football Association Board has not
consulted the people who are directly affected by it - Muslim women."

The hijab, and other religious headgear such as the turban, are not
listed in the international board's rules as necessary kit.