Tag: Iran
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Ex-FIFA president Blatter wants Iran barred from World Cup
Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter has said that Iran should be barred from the World Cup amid widespread protests in the country. The protests were sparked by the death of a woman in the custody of morality police. “Iran should be excluded from the World Cup,” Blatter said on Friday. The Swiss demanded that harsh…
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Jordan FA Accuse Iran Women’s Goalkeeper Zohreh Koudaei of Being a Man
Gender allegation issue has overshadowed a qualifying game for the 2022 Women’s Asia Cup between Jordan and Iran. In allegation, Jordan accused their fierce rival’s Iran of featuring a man in a women’s international game and requested for gender verification check. Iran won the game 4-2, with their goalkeeper Zohreh Koudaei subject to the accusation. Koudaei, the Iran shot-stopper, saved…