The international football federation, FIFA, is to allow Kosovo to take part in friendly matches against FIFA member states, however, display of national symbols will remain prohibited.
FIFA said today,
FIFA said today,
"Following various meetings that have taken place since 2012, the FIFA Emergency Committee has today...confirmed a set of modalities of friendly matches involving clubs and representative teams of Kosovo,"The President of FIFA, Sepp Blatter said,
"Clubs and representative teams of the [Football Federation of Kosovo] may not display national symbols or play national anthems."
“They are allowed to wear or display kit or equipment bearing the name ‘Kosovo’ as well as the symbol of a star of the size of the letter ‘o’ in the name ‘Kosovo’”,
"The decision...represents a major boost for football development in Kosovo and it once again confirms the extraordinary power of our sport to bring people together,"See here and here,