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RFL/RE – A photo that went viral on social media in Iran last month epitomized the sad state of affairs for women who simply want to watch a male sports event in person. It showed a group of men watching the Esteghlal soccer team play in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium, with a woman standing on her toes behind a metal fence …

Radiofarda – Women should be able to attend all football (soccer) matches in Iran, the International Football Federation has responded to a Radio Farda’s query. Earlier, it was reported that FIFA had set a deadline for Iran to pave the way for women to freely enter sports arenas and watch men’s live soccer matches. In a letter to the head …

RFL/RE – Iran’s ban on women entering stadiums is not the business of world soccer governing body FIFA, the country’s prosecutor-general said on August 7.“That is certainly not the concern of FIFA — whether women are among the football fans in the stadiums or not,” Mohammad Montazeri said, according to the semiofficial ISNA news agency.He asked since when does FIFA …

Radiofarda – The international football association FIFA has set a deadline for Iran to allow women to enter sports arenas and watch men’s soccer games without hindrance. Iran should resolve the issue before October 10 when as the top-ranked soccer team in Asia it will host its first home World Cup qualifier against Cambodia. Nevertheless, according to the state-run Iran …

Al-Monitor – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s offer for an interview with Iran’s state TV has been met with positive reaction of a number of Iranian officials, who see this as an opportunity to challenge Pompeo. While limiting Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s movements in New York, Pompeo told The Washington Post he would accept any offer to go on …

volleyball.world – Poland claimed a four set victory against Iran 3-1 (21-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-22) on Thursday, just a day after defeating Brazil in five. Again led by Bartosz Bednorz, who scored 24 points, Poland qualified for the semifinals of the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Nations League on Saturday. Iran and Brazil will play on Friday for the second semifinal berth …

Radiofarda – The former head of Tehran’s largest stadium, Azadi, has been summoned to court for allowing women to run alongside men in the Tehran Marathon. Ali Akbar Shabanlou told ISNA on Tuesday July 9 that he had earlier been questioned at a first-instance court and was told that he had been cleared of all charges, but the judges must …

volleyball.world – Plovdiv, Bulgaria, June 30, 2019 – USA finished their 2019 FIVB Men’s Volleyball Nations League pool play obligations on a high with a win over Iran 3-0 (27-25, 25-21, 25-20) on Sunday evening, ahead of hosting the Final Six of the competition, 10-14 July in Chicago. With both teams already qualified to the Final Six, the match was …

CHRI – In a letter addressing the chief of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) Mehdi Taj, the president of FIFA announced a July 15, 2019, deadline for Taj to inform him of the “concrete steps” the Iranian government would be taking to lift its ban on women in stadiums by September of this year. “…I …

PayvandNews – Iran have suffered their first straight sets defeat of the 2019 FIVB Nations League after falling to France in their last home game played in Ardabil. Table-toppers Iran, who had rested some of their key players for the contest, had an error-prone opener that cost them the first set 25-18.The Iranians displayed a better performance in the next …