England And Germany To Wear Poppies In Tonight's International Friendly

England and Germany football players will wear black armbands bearing poppies for today's friendly at Wembley.

The armbands will be worn as a sign of remembrance for members of the armed forces in tonight's game, which kicks off at 8 pm. 

FA chief executive Martin Glenn called it "a show of solidarity and unity".

Rules were changed just last month to allow home nations to wear poppies, so long as the opposing teams and competition organiser agree to it.

Wales will also wear black armbands bearing poppies for Friday's friendly football international against France in Paris.

England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland were all fined for wearing poppies during games in November 2016 as Fifa deemed it a political symbol.

But all four teams said they would request permission to wear poppies during November's international matches after the rules were revised.

DFB president Reinhard Grindel said poppy armbands were not "political propaganda". He added:

"They're about remembering the kind of values that were kicked to the ground in two World Wars but are cherished by football: respect, tolerance, and humanity."

As well as the display of poppies, RAF, Army and Navy representatives will lay wreaths before kick-off and a period of silence will be held before kick-off and after the national anthems.

During the silence, the Wembley Stadium arch will be lit in red and 'Football Remembers' will be displayed on the stadium screen.

A parade involving members of the armed forces will also take place inside the stadium.