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Iran arrests soccer player for supporting protests, as World Cup team grapples with danger and...
Yahoo Sports· 2 years agoA former Iranian national soccer player was arrested on Thursday for expressing solidarity with the...
Iran releases soccer players ahead of match against US
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIranian authorities said Tuesday that two former members of the national soccer team arrested this...
Soccer-Iran players can protest at World Cup says coach Queiroz
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIran's players are free to join in the protests sweeping their country over women's rights while...
U.S. Soccer Angers Iran After Removing Flag Emblem from Social Media to Support Human Rights...
People via Yahoo News· 1 year agoU.S. Soccer told CNN that the edited graphic was only intended to stay up for 24 hours in an attempt...
Iran soccer team silent during national anthem at World Cup match
The Today Show via AOL· 1 year agoIran’s national men’s soccer team refused to sing the country’s national anthem at the World Cup in...
Iran World Cup showdown with U.S. overshadowed by protests against Islamic regime
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIran's Ramin Rezaeian, shown against Wales, said he was unsure whether to laugh or cry after scoring...
Gregg Berhalter apologizes for U.S. Soccer's Iran posts at tense, often absurd, news conference
Yahoo Sports via AOL· 1 year agoU.S. coach Berhalter appeared to grow frustrated as questions about U.S.-Iran relations and about...
Iran's Soccer Team Covers Up Their National Emblem as Mahsa Amini Protests Continue
People via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRobbie Jay Barratt/AMA/Getty Players from Iran's national soccer team made a political statement...
US soccer coach: Staff, players ‘had no idea’ Iranian flag would be altered in post
The Hill via AOL· 1 year agoGregg Berhalter, the head coach of the U.S. men’s national soccer team, said that the players and...
Iranian soccer player arrested amid World Cup scrutiny
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIran arrested a prominent former member of its national soccer team on Thursday over his criticism...