Iranian football stars banned for supporting opposition
Published: 24 June, 2009, 15:28
Edited: 06 February, 2010, 01:47
Four Iranian footballers who protested against the reelection of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as Iran’s president have been banned indefinitely from playing for the country’s national team, Israeli Haaretz newspaper reports.
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While the punishment may be harsh, the players should not have been bringing politics onto the playing field. Football is a game that should transcend all differences, wether of class, religion, ethnicity, or political stance. When they were asked to take off the armbands and refused to do so, these players disgraced the game of football.
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When you have a priviledged life, it is easer to be corrupted by western sirens. Remember what happened to Kasparov, the World chess champion. If Iran is such a bad place, sooner or later its political system will fall. Let us mind our own busimess and clean-up our own mess. As credible examples, most western and NATO countries are a shame...Sorry Future Generations ! Sincerely. Jean-Claude Meslin