Asian Football Confederation says Iran is still set to play at the World Cup

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A leading soccer official in Asia says Iran is still set to play at the World Cup which kicks off in June in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Also on Monday in Tehran,

Iranian women soccer players granted asylum in Australia spotted training in Brisbane

Two players from the Iranian women’s soccer team have joined a practice session with a professional club in Brisbane in their first publicly shared appearance.
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Iranian women’s footballers shouldn’t have to choose between their sport and their safety

Locked in a cruel lose-lose scenario, the players must contend with a regime designed to make resistance almost impossible