Iran drops players from national team for playing against Israeli club
Iran's Ehsan Hajsafi listens to the national anthem before their international friendly soccer match against Angola in Hartberg May 30, 2014./ ANKARA (Reuters) - Two Iranian soccer players have been dropped from the national team as punishment for playing against an Israeli side for their Greek club, a senior Iranian sports ministry official told state TV on Thursday. Masoud Shojaie and Ehsan Hajsafi played for Panionios against Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv on August 3. Iran's Football Federation last week strongly condemned their ...
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