Iran team opt not to sing national anthem at World Cup in support of anti-government protestors
Iran's players did not sing their national anthem before their opening game of the World Cup in Qatar against England on Monday.
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Iran kicks off World Cup divided by protests back home
DOHA: Iran's opening World Cup match against England on Monday (Nov 21) is likely to be overshadowed by a deadly crackdown on women-led protests back home.
Former FIFA president Blatter says Iran should be barred from World Cup
ZURICH: Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter thinks Iran should be barred from the World Cup amid widespread protests in the Islamic Republic sparked by the death of a woman in the custody of morality police, a Swiss paper quoted him on Friday (Nov 11) as saying.
Soccer-Former FIFA head Blatter says Iran should be barred from World Cup
ZURICH: Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter thinks Iran should be barred from the World Cup amid widespread protests in the Islamic Republic sparked by the death of a woman in the custody of morality police, a Swiss paper quoted him on Friday as saying. “Iran should be excluded from the World Cup,” the Blick tabloid reported, saying Blatter at a talk at its publisher’s headquarters had demanded harsh consequences and that he would have removed Iran from competition had he still been in charge.
Former FIFA head Blatter says Iran should be barred from World Cup
ZURICH : Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter thinks Iran should be barred from the World Cup amid widespread protests in the Islamic Republic sparked by the death of a woman in the custody of morality police, a Swiss paper quoted him on Friday as saying.
Dead body discovered by Frankfurt airport workers on Lufthansa flight from Tehran
A dead body was discovered in the undercarriage of a Lufthansa plane that arrived at Frankfurt airport from Tehran on Thursday, German newspaper Bild reports.
Spanish football fan walking to Qatar World Cup missing in Iran
MADRID: A 41-year-old Spanish football fan who set out to walk to Qatar to attend the World Cup in November has gone missing in Iran, where unrest has erupted in the past few weeks, Spain's foreign ministry has confirmed.
Spanish soccer fan walking to Qatar World Cup missing in Iran
MADRID : A 41-year-old Spanish soccer fan who set out to walk to Qatar to attend the World Cup in November has gone missing in Iran, where unrest has erupted in the past few weeks, Spain's foreign ministry has confirmed.