Iranian footballers ask Fifa to ban country from the world cup?

[Bingoman]

Will the powers that be listen and if so what happens next will there 31 team instead of 32?

Fifa asked to ban Iran from World Cup

Football's world governing Fifa is asked to ban Iran from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar over women's rights in the country.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[surreybrowncap]

No - the mere fact that this World Cup is taking place in Qatar means FIFA don't give a fuck about human rights....

 

[stavros]

Saudi Arabia have qualified too. A final between them and Iran would be, erm, interesting.

 

[zahir]

This was quite a good discussion.

 

[zahir]

Brentford player Saman Ghoddos

“We All Want Change:” Iranian Footballer Speaks Out Ahead Of World Cup

Saman Ghoddos, a member of Iran’s national football team, says there is an obligation to use the upcoming World Cup in Qatar as a platfo ...

iranwire.com

 

[zahir]

The World Cup as seen from Iran

World Cup 2022: Iran's turbulent build-up amid violent anti-government protests

As anti-government protests continue to rage in Iran, the country's football team will soon have a global stage for their voice.

www.bbc.co.uk

Iran's World Cup fans fear 'thousands of spies': Why England's opener is much more than a game

Pressure is growing on Iranian players and fans present in Doha to show solidarity with the protesters at home when Iran face England on Monday

inews.co.uk

Thread:

 

[zahir]

A rather cautious statement from Iran's captain

Iran’s Ehsan Hajsafi: ‘The conditions in our country are not right’

The country’s captain and his teammates begin their World Cup campaign against England to the backdrop of turmoil at home

www.theguardian.com

 

[zahir]

 

[Leighsw2]

Very brave. Puts the nonsense with the armband into perspective.

 

[zahir]

Some Iranian World Cup history:

archive.ph

 

[zahir]

A couple of interviews with Omid Djalili

 

[zahir]

eta:

 

[zahir]

Another Sports Journalist Arrested for Protest Coverage

Iranian police have arrested sports journalist Mehdi Amirpour and moved him to the notorious Evin prison, the reporter's wife said on Sa ...

iranwire.com

Iranian police have arrested sports journalist Mehdi Amirpour and moved him to the notorious Evin prison, the reporter's wife said on Saturday. Security forces raided Amirpour's house at 2 am on Sunday, confiscated his electronic devices and arrested him after he posted about Iranian athletes’ support for the ongoing protests on his social media accounts. With the 2022 World Cup in Qatar now under way and the national team playing in the group stages, four sports journalists and a sports photojournalist are behind bars.

 

[zahir]

‘A major breach’: How Iran is trying to use the World Cup to stifle protests

Leaked documents suggest Iran is receiving help from the World Cup host nation in suppressing anti-regime protests. Doha refutes the claims.

www.independent.co.uk

A trove of leaked recordings and documents suggest Iran was coordinating with Qatar to suppress protests and was hoping to use excitement over the national team’s progress in the tournament to slow the momentum of a nationwide protest movement that has challenged Tehran’s clerical dictatorship. The documents were hacked from the hardline Fars News Agency by the group Black Reward, which has posted some of the material to its Telegram page and shared others with opposition media outlets.

 

[zahir]

Football-loving Iranians celebrate as ‘regime’ team goes out of World Cup

Iranians pour onto streets to gloat over national team’s loss in World Cup match against USA

www.independent.co.uk