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Let Simione Tamanisau Play World Cup Football

Let Simione Tamanisau Play World Cup Football

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Started by Anonymous 18 years, 10 months ago
This is a petition from the football public to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister for Immigration of New Zealand and requests that the New Zealand Government grant a visa to the Fijian goalkeeper, Simione Tamanisau to play the World Cup Qualifying match against New Zealand in Auckland. We ask the New Zealand Government to recognise that football is an international game with international rules set by FIFA. We ask that the Ministers recognise that the most fundamental aspect of football is that you choose your own team and that your team is not chosen by your opponents and certainly not determined by your opponents\' government. We ask that you follow the example of other countries in FIFA and set aside politics and war for 90 minutes of international football. We ask that you recognise that FIFA sets the rules for the game of football. We also ask that you understand that the football public will not recognise a match where one team is hampered in its selection by anything other than it being directly sporting related. We ask that you let the game be played in the spirit of sport.

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October 14, 2007

The wait from the ministers is difficult and the lack of response says everything about how they view the integrity of this match. I am exhausted by the bureaucratic avoidance but I refuse to let them ignore the basic principle that a game should be played on the pitch rather than decided by immigration policy.

6 Comments

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Sarah Huang
18 years ago Featured

So ridiculous that the govt is blocking a keeper from playing. It should be based on skill not who has a visa.

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Tevita Pearce
18 years ago Featured

FIFA rules say the host country cant choose the other teams players. This is just plain wrong.

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James Townsend
18 years ago Featured

Give the guy his visa. We want a fair match, not a walkover because of some red tape.

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Leo Chavez
18 years ago Featured

Let him in!! Football is for everyone.

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Mark Kim
18 years ago Featured

Keep politics out of sport. Let the man play.

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Dave Fuentes
18 years ago Featured

Ridiculous decision. Let them play. The game should be decided on the pitch not in an office.

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