England football team 'could be forced to wear EU flag'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/8623800/England-football-team-could-be-forced-to-wear-EU-flag.html

Summary

The EU Parliament is drafting plans to have European sports team wear the EU flag on their uniforms, opposed to the emblems they wear now. If this plan is approved, British teams will also be subjected to this change. The voting will happen at the Council of Ministers, which means the United Kingdom could possibly be in the minority, as certain smaller countries would benefit from this. Those in favour of this motion say that playing sports under the European flag will bring a sense of unity and pride to ordinary people as well as athletes. Those who oppose the plan think that the EU has no business meddling in sports, which are in high regard in the UK.

Comment

I agree with those that say the EU should not be meddling with the uniforms of national teams. While we are all Europeans, stripping the uniforms of their national emblems would be like stripping them of their identity. There would be no fun in playing sports against a team bearing the same flag. I also doubt it would do much for the sense of unity in Europe, where almost every country is so proud of their nationality. This is wish for equality taken too far.