{"id":118818,"date":"2025-11-03T05:08:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T05:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/118818\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T05:08:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T05:08:13","slug":"katie-mccabe-praised-for-poppy-stance-in-arsenals-win-over-leicester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/118818\/","title":{"rendered":"Katie McCabe Praised For Poppy Stance In Arsenal&#8217;s Win Over Leicester"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the calendars having now tipped into November, English football has officially entered &#8216;poppy season&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The remembrance poppy has become an increasingly integral part of the English game each November. Not only do clubs sport the poppy on their kits, but they also hold ceremonies before kick-off as they approach Remembrance Day.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, this has also led to some issues for certain players. James McClean is the prime example, with his refusal to wear the poppy leading to a huge amount of scrutiny down through the years.<\/p>\n<p>McClean is not the only player to have such a stance, with a number of other footballers opting out of the practice in recent seasons.<\/p>\n<p>READ ALSO:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/football\/roy-keane-ireland-jeff-hendrick-issue-643221\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Roy Keane Reveals Chat With Ireland Star That Sums Up Big Issue With Modern Midfielders<\/a><\/p>\n<p>READ ALSO:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/football\/paul-scholes-roy-keane-643240\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paul Scholes&#8217; Heartfelt Story About His Son&#8217;s Condition Brought Tender Roy Keane Reaction<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Katie McCabe Praised For Poppy Stance In Arsenal&#8217;s Win Over Leicester City<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal took on Leicester City in the Women&#8217;s Superleague this afternoon, with Renee Slegers&#8217; side recording a routine 4-1 victory.<\/p>\n<p>Katie McCabe would play a starring role in the victory during her 58 minutes on the pitch, although it was a small difference with her matchday kit in comparison to her teammates that caught the eye for many.<\/p>\n<p>\n        Recommended\n    <\/p>\n<p>                        <a :href=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/football\/article.url\" :title=\"article.title\" :aria-label=\"article.title\" class=\"not-prose col-span-2 md:col-span-1 ga-event\" data-category=\"Recommended Article Tracker\" data-action=\"click\" :data-label=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/football\/article.url\" :data-value=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/football\/article.url\"><\/p>\n<p>                                            <img class=\"aspect-video\" width=\"130\" height=\"73\" :src=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/football\/article.image\" :alt=\"'Image for: ' + article.title\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>With the other Arsenal players sporting the poppy on their kit, McCabe seemingly opted out of the tradition. Her jersey did not have the symbol emblazoned on it for this fixture.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"548\" width=\"991\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/katie-mccabe-praised-for-poppy-stance-in-arsenal-039-s-win-over-leicester-city.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-643446 max-w-970 w-full\"\/><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Katie McCabe, alongside other Ireland WNT players, did not wear a poppy this weekend<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddea\ud83d\udc9a <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Qdg3MA0F5P\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/Qdg3MA0F5P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IrishPropaganda\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddea\u26bd\ufe0f (@IrishPropaganda) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IrishPropaganda\/status\/1985024182581919779?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Quite a few football fans would praise Katie McCabe for what they felt was a significant gesture.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Katie McCabe without the poppy today- hope other Irish women follow suit! Brave but a needed stance with everything that\u2019s gone on recently.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Travel (@Travel123418111) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Travel123418111\/status\/1984971523887620228?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Katie McCabe and Caitlin Hayes \ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffb\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffb\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffb\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddea\ud83d\udc9a\ud83d\udc9a\ud83d\udc9a very very proud of you both for the shirt choice today. So many British fans don&#8217;t get it because you aren&#8217;t taught it. Think why you aren&#8217;t taught it&#8230; Could not love our girls in green more. Nothing better than being Irish<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SlideCity (@slidecityfc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/slidecityfc\/status\/1984987881639662079?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">McCabe isn\u2019t wearing a poppy \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddea\u2764\ufe0f\ud83e\udd0d\u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 aine (@oranwhisperer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oranwhisperer\/status\/1984957499116491240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Great to see our Irish WSL mn\u00e1 not wearing the colonial poppy on their jerseys! N\u00ed neart go chur le ch\u00e9ile and the right thing to do after the disgraceful David Cleary aka Soldier F trial \ud83d\udc9a<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Katie McCabe PR (@KatieMcCabePR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KatieMcCabePR\/status\/1984982791008723266?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">katie mccabe i have so much respect for youuu\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffc my captain.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 lucy (@mccabexlucy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mccabexlucy\/status\/1984968873813434808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fellow Ireland international Caitlin Hayes also opted against wearing the poppy as she played in Brighton&#8217;s game against Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p>While every player is entitled to make their own decision on this matter, it is refreshing to see that Katie McCabe felt comfortable to go against the grain on this occasion.<\/p>\n<p>SEE ALSO:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/football\/gordon-strachan-martin-oneill-celtic-643339\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gordon Strachan Claim Suggests Martin O&#8217;Neill Could Be In Celtic Job Longer Than Expected<\/a><br \/>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With the calendars having now tipped into November, English football has officially entered &#8216;poppy season&#8217;. 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