Iran bans 2 soccer players for playing match against Israelis
Two soccer players have been barred for life from Iran’s national team after they appeared in a match against players from Israel, prompting anger among the sport’s many fans in the Islamic republic. Masoud Shojaei and Ehsan Haji Safi played last week in a European league match for the Greek team Panionios against Maccabi Tel Aviv, an Israeli club. That appeared to violate a long-standing rule prohibiting Iranian athletes from competing against opponents from Israel, a nation that the Iranian government doesn’t recognise. After the match, a ...
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