Current Events > Iran calls for discipline after US Soccer briefly scrubs emblem from flag

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https://www.espn.com/soccer/united-states-usa/story/4815660/us-soccer-scrub-emblem-from-iran-flag-to-support-protests

The US Soccer Federation briefly displayed Iran's national flag on social media without the emblem of the Islamic Republic, saying the move supports protesters in Iran ahead of the two nations' World Cup match Tuesday in Qatar. Iran's government reacted by accusing US Soccer of removing the name of God from their national flag, and the Iranian football federation says their country will lodge a complaint with FIFA over the scrubbing of the Islamic Republic emblem. "Measures taken regarding the Islamic Republic of Iran flag are against international law and morality, and we'll pursue this through FIFA's morality committee. They must be held responsible," said legal adviser to the Iranian Football Federation Safia Allah ***hanpour. "They must be held responsible. Obviously they want to affect Iran's performance against the US by doing this.'' The decision by the US Soccer Federation adds yet another political firestorm to the Middle East's first World Cup, one which organizers had hoped would be spared of off-the-field controversies.

It also comes as the US face Iran in a decisive World Cup match, which was already freighted by the decades of enmity between the two countries and the nationwide protests now challenging Tehran's theocratic government. The USSF said in a statement Sunday morning that it decided to forgo the official flag on social media accounts to show "support for the women in Iran fighting for basic human rights.'' The Twitter account of the US men's team displayed a banner with the squad's matches in the group stage, with the Iranian flag bearing only its green, white and red colors. The same could be seen in a post on the team's Facebook and Instagram accounts laying out the point totals so far in its group. By Sunday afternoon, the normal flag with the emblem had been restored in the Twitter banner as attention to it grew.

Iran prolly knows they're getting grouped after the US match.

i feel like there are more tactful ways express support for the protesters

TheMikh posted...

i feel like there are more tactful ways express support for the protesters

Fuck tact

TheMikh posted...

i feel like there are more tactful ways express support for the protesters

Not sure Iran deserves all that much tact with all the shit they have done.

We should see their discipline and raise them more sanctions

Fuck Iran

They can just do the same thing back if they're so upset. Fuck Iran's government and all that symbolize it.

FIFA, the organization that was okay with the exploitation and death of migrant workers building the stadiums for this World Cup, has a morality committee?