Sports highest court says Moroccan soccer shirt depicting map of disputed area was breach of rules

A court governing international soccer disputes has ruled that depicting the disputed Western Sahara as part of Morocco on club jerseys violates rules against political messaging. The Switzerland-based Court of Arbitration for Sport, or CAS, on Wednesday upheld an appeal from Algeria’s soccer federation contesting the Confederation of African Football’s April 2024 decision allowing a northern Moroccan club to wear jerseys featuring the disputed map. The world governing body states that no item of kit which “includes political statements or images” may be worn.