Iranian campaigners hope female presence at games can continue
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Iranian equality campaigners have questioned whether Saturday’s decision to admit female fans to the Azadi Stadium for the Asian Champions League final was a one-off or the start of a new era for sport in the country. Authorities in the conservative Islamic nation relaxed a ban on female fans at club football matches that has been in place since 1981 to permit a group of women to attend the game between Tehran’s Persepolis and Kashima Antlers from Japan. World governing body FIFA said more than 1,000 women attended, ...
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