Responding to the decision today from the Conseil d’État, which ruled that the French Football Federation (FFF) does not need to change its discriminatory policy that effectively prohibits Muslim women players who wear a headscarf from participating in competitive football matches, Anna Blus, Amnesty International’s Researcher – Women’s Rights in Europe, said: “The deeply disappointing decision today from the Conseil d’État entrenches both racism and gender discrimination in French football. The