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    Why FIFA, CIO, FIBA.. use countries' political name...

    ... And say no politics and sport mixing ?

    Why IR Iran, IRI, popular republic of China, KSA, etc.. And not Iran, China??

    Why don't they use countries names and makes it as neutral as possible?

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    Those are just the Precautionary warnings words for their mostly white westerner constituents..!

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      #3
      Originally posted by PSGman#19 View Post
      ... And say no politics and sport mixing ?

      Why IR Iran, IRI, popular republic of China, KSA, etc.. And not Iran, China??

      Why don't they use countries names and makes it as neutral as possible?
      Is it possible that they get the name from the provided name from the Federation?

      On IRIB they don't call it Iran they continuously call it IR Iran. I assume this is done in all the countries it affects as well. They did the same with FYR Macedonia changing to North Macedonia.

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        #4
        Originally posted by perspolis#1 View Post

        Is it possible that they get the name from the provided name from the Federation?

        On IRIB they don't call it Iran they continuously call it IR Iran. I assume this is done in all the countries it affects as well. They did the same with FYR Macedonia changing to North Macedonia.
        If tomorrow a country change its name to Nazi republic of X, will Fifa and co will use this name?

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          #5
          Originally posted by PSGman#19 View Post

          If tomorrow a country change its name to Nazi republic of X, will Fifa and co will use this name?
          That remains to be seen and given precedent, yes they absolutely would if they are calling Iran IR IRAN, North Korea DPR Korea etc.

          FIFA is a mixed bag with this stuff, especially when it came to banning Russia in the past they banned South Africa, Yugoslavia over politics too.

          They have let Nazi Germany play in the 1938 WC as well as Argentina in the 1978 world cup despite the 1976 military coup.

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