The USA faces the prospect of being barred from international football competition after the United States Soccer Federation announced it will insist on its players' right to 'open carry' guns.
FIFA rules do not allow assault weapons on the playing field, but leading figures in US sport feel their players are vulnerable to terrorist attacks from foreign teams and fans if left unarmed.
The decision by the USSF comes in the wake of various incidents involving firearms at football matches in the US: Chicago Fire were awarded a penalty after two of their strikers were shot and killed in the penalty area by the Houston Dynamo goalkeeper, whose red card was subsequently rescinded in person by the Governor of Texas; Steven Gerrard was wounded by gunfire during his first training session at LA Galaxy after he was mistaken for a muslim due to his accent.
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