Ex-FIFA President Sepp Blatter Calls for The Ban Of Iran from World Cup
AFNews Reporter
Nov 11, 2022
Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter has called for the ban of Iran from the World Cup amid the widespread protests in the Islamic Republic sparked by the death of a woman in the custody of morality police.
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She had died after her arrest, for allegedly flouting Iran's strict dress code imposed on women.
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In a reaction Blatter told Swiss newspaper Blick that "Iran should be excluded from the World Cup,"
"It is incomprehensible that FIFA President Gianni Infantino has not taken a clear position on Iran,ÔÇØ the 86-year-old Blatter said.
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At a talk at its publisher's headquarters, the newspaper added that Blatter had demanded harsh consequences and said he would have removed Iran from the competition had he still been in charge.
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The protests in Iran pose one of the boldest challenges to Iran's clerical rulers since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
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Iran has accused foreign enemies of inciting unrest since the death of Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in September after her arrest for allegedly flouting Iran's strict dress code imposed on women.
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Blick cited Blatter as saying it was incomprehensible that FIFA head Gianni Infantino had not taken a clear position on Iran.
Blatter, 86, made waves this week by saying it was a mistake to award Qatar the hosting rights to the World Cup, which begins on Nov. 20.
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