Originally posted by taremiscores
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Even our favorite athletes may have said something we didn't like - it does not take away from their ability and love for their country. We shouldn't expect them to be super politically aware... at best they're exposed to slogans, even when saying good stuff. Once in a while you get much smarter athletes, but it's rare.
Even in the 70s we had a guy like Ghelichkhani who had reprehensible anti-government views (was strongly against shah), but he was a great footballer and should not have been kept out of the 78 squad.
Same goes for any players now.
tldr; don't look at athletes for political sophistication and purity.
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