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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 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 arrests outspoken player amid World Cup scrutiny
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIran arrested a prominent former member of its national soccer team on Thursday over his criticism...
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...
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...
US Soccer shows support for Iranian women, briefly displays Iran flag without Islamic Republic...
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 1 year agoDOHA, Qatar — U.S. Soccer deleted its social media posts in which it had removed the emblem of the...
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...
US Soccer's biggest misstep with Iran support was mistaking the World Cup for a bubble | Opinion
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 1 year agoDOHA, Qatar — Sports aren’t played in a bubble. That’s what U.S. Soccer got right, and wrong, with...
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...
Deaths mount, celebs detained in Iran's "ruthless" protest crackdown
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIran stepped up pressure on celebrities and journalists Thursday over the wave of women-led protests...