1. I know the full value of the snood.

2. The suggestion was that opponents might grab the snood when a player was running at speed.

3. They looked very well in their simple suits, Meg's in silvery drab, with a blue velvet snood, lace frills , and the pearl pin.

4. But beware; after an hour or so's perusal in the sun/wind/strangely hypnotic odour, you may find your senses addling. In short, you may find yourself contemplating a snood.

5. There may be a safety issue - if for example a player was running through on goal and an opponent grabbed his snood, that could pose a potential danger to his neck.

6. Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has banned his players from wearing them, with club captain Rio Ferdinand saying on his Twitter account: "You won't see a Man Utd player wearing a snood."

7. FIFA spokesman said: "We want a debate over the snood and whether it could be dangerous."

8. Yes, but specifically a scarf and definitely not a snood.