Iran’s protesting players and fans meet FIFA crackdown but message is heard worldwide
By Samindra Kunti in Doha
November 22 – Iran’s players boycotted their national anthem in a silent protest against the regime back home ahead of their World Cup curtain raiser against England.
England vs Iran was always going to be more than simply football with orders coming down from FIFA that wearing the OneLove armband would lead to sporting sanctions and Iranian supporters protesting the brutal crackdown against nationwide protests that have rocked Iran since the death of 22-year women Masha Amini in the custody of the morality police.
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