Turbans banned from being worn in the Quebec soccer Federation

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Only in Quebec.

The Quebec Soccer Federation says if Sikh kids want to play soccer while wearing a turban there’s an easy solution: they can play in their own yard.
The federation held a Monday teleconference to explain its weekend decision to uphold a ban on turbans that is unique in the country.
Brigitte Frot, the director-general of the provincial association, was asked what she would tell a five-year-old boy in a turban who shows up to register to play soccer with his friends.
She replied: “They can play in their backyard. But not with official referees, not in the official rules of soccer. They have no choice.”