Iranian Football's Politicization

[armen]

A report about the politicization of Iranian football under the Islamic Republic:

https://www.mei.edu/publications/political-football-how-iranian-government-intervenes-sports

[Sepehr9]

Another briliant "masterpiece" of Kambiz Foroohar and his wifey Masih Alinejad. Always the same people, who died and made them the champions of Iran?

[Nokhodi]

I hate it when political reporters try to dirty up football even more.


We're not idiots and know Iranian football (and football) is dirty. We don't need these a**holes to ruin the sport to line their pockets with more state department money.

[mattigil]

It makes you wonder who is backing and paying for these reporters... Don't be surprised if bs articles like this leads to further isolation of Iranian football and then bans etc. Their sanctions etc still haven't caused the majority of the Iranian people to turn their backs on their nation, so now they're attacking the people's sports and entertainment. It's happened many times before and at the end of the day, the lies and true faces of these sorts of traitors will show...

[Nokhodi]

It makes you wonder who is backing and paying for these reporters... Don't be surprised if bs articles like this leads to further isolation of Iranian football and then bans etc. Their sanctions etc still haven't caused the majority of the Iranian people to turn their backs on their nation, so now they're attacking the people's sports and entertainment. It's happened many times before and at the end of the day, the lies and true faces of these sorts of traitors will show...

For Kambiz Foroohar and Masih Alinejad, who's paying is publicly available and known.