CANADA MATCH CANCELED!

[Leicester City]

I personally know an idiot name nahayat tizhoosh who was using all platforms to cancel that game. Fake ass Iranian, I once had a straight convo with her on IG. She ended up showing her true face then blocked me.

These people had their butt burning because of a friendly game.

The journalist? Can you elaborate?

[inarsenewetrust]

Agree with the first paragraph.
Cancellation only unprecedented in recent times for Canada. Political reasons result in cancellation of friendlies all the time in many parts of the world. Lots examples recent and old, including Canada cancelling sporting events with South Africa etcs.
Your 3rd paragraph divides people into sane and insane. That sort of divisive thinking (us vs them) is exactly why this mess keeps happening to us as a community and allows Saudi twitter shills, as you call them, to take advantage of us.

What do you mean us? Somebody who takes 3 million dollars a year from the state department and milks photo op with john bolton and mike pompeo, people who advocate for destruction of Iranian historical sites do not represent any demographic of iranians besides the one dcpp mentions in his post.

[dcpp]

The journalist? Can you elaborate?

It's out of topic though anyways.
We followed each other mutually on IG for quite a while then during the 2019 protests we were discussing about how we hate IR, when it ended I was seeing that she was posting stories that could manipulate westerners so I replied and told her what I thought about her agenda and narrative. She went nuts, couldn't reply to my points and called me anti-semitic and blocked me.

It's too long to explain, I kept some screenshots. She basically is one of those who would bash anybody for israel's existence and definitely not Iran's.

Now back to topic, I saw some guys calling for the friendly to be cancelled and wasn't surprise to see her name among these people.

[koorosh]

The arrangement and subsequent cancellation of a friendly game against Iran could have well been part of a cynical but orchetrated attempt to disrupt the team's attempt to properly prepare for the WC. Just think how much invaluable time Iran must have lost for arranging the game and then being unable to replace the opponent because of the fact that most quality teams were booked already.

My other concern is how the leader of a democratic country could easily exert his will on a decision made by an independent sports organization. Let's not forget that the game was ultimately canceled because of the prime minister's harsh criticism of its soccer federation.

So, is there a criterion for allowing some teams compete but derpriving others? If human rights is the issue, why don't the same standards apply to countries like Saudi Arabia or Egypt? Why was Argentina, hosting the WC in 1978 and led by a military distatorship pulling strings behind the scenes, was wholeheartedly embraced? You might say times have changed, but why are there competing criteria today?

Sports in general are supposed to blunt and transcend the ugliness in politics. (We all saw how Iranian and American basketball players gathered for group photos after their latest game in the Olympics.) Major competetions like the World Cup are designed, in part, to showcase the common ground and the joy of competing at the ultimate stage shared and cherished by all of us.

Upon rejecting a friendly, instead of welcoming Iran as a team representing the dreams and aspirations of its people, especially its young population, the Canadian authorities aligned it with its government policies, and in the process, adulterated a tradition that for many decades had managed to shun politics and, for a very short time, bring joy and excitement to the entire world.

Just my opinion on your post:
1. This was not a deliberate attempt to screw TM. This ended up badly for Canada and Canadian NT. Playing more CONCACAF minnows is not going to prepare them for WC. Iran not making 2nd round at WC is pretty much a given and I don't believe that was all a conspiracy to ensure we do worse at WC. This was a political opportunity to hit at IRI and football was collateral damage.
2. Trudeau was asked what he thought of Iran-Canada and he said it was "not a good idea". This was not a harsh criticism and in fact Trudeau got a lot of flack in the media and by the opposition for not being more critical. The harsh criticism that you speak of came from victim families, opposition parties, media, political opponents of IRI in Canada. Hardly a crisis of democracy.
3. Iran has not been banned from WC. There have been 7 countries that have been banned from WC at some points. Germany, Japan, Russia and South Africa were banned for political reasons (war/apartheid).
4. Canada has had a history of mixing politics with sports. For example, it also supported banning of South Africa for apartheid and 1980 Olympics (invasion of Afghanistan).

[orbicular]

There may not have been an overt attempt to derail Iran's preparation for the event, but those who vehemently pressured the Canadian soccer federation to cancel the game inadvertently undermined Canada's chances as well, as implicitly acknowledged by a Canadian writer last week.

[Casra The Great]

This probably was already said, so I apologize if I'm repeating the point. But the opportunity to protest at the stadium and in the stadium with signs and chants that would have been seen and heard in millions of Iranian homes, I feel, would have been so much more impactful than forcing the cancelation of this match. Maybe it would have created a dialogue in Iran about the issues rather than polarize it further by making things a West vs. Iran narrative.

Also I hate that I'm still thinking about this subject but I'm just frustrated about things

[koorosh]

There may not have been an overt attempt to derail Iran's preparation for the event, but those who vehemently pressured the Canadian soccer federation to cancel the game inadvertently undermined Canada's chances as well, as implicitly acknowledged by a Canadian writer last week.

Not only that but if there is indeed any fines/reparation, the money may go directly to IFF. So monetary loss and payment to exactly those who they did not want to pay.
Lose-lose situation on multiple levels to all involved, including those opposing the game.

This is what most of the media/social media warriors missed.

[koorosh]

What do you mean us? Somebody who takes 3 million dollars a year from the state department and milks photo op with john bolton and mike pompeo, people who advocate for destruction of Iranian historical sites do not represent any demographic of iranians besides the one dcpp mentions in his post.

Yes, she is us. And IRI is us, and mullahs and aghazadehs are also us. Taremi putting love posts to Rahbar is us and Ghafouri criticising IRI is us. Shojaie playing football with an Israeli team is us, and half team-melli putting up condolences for a mass-murderer is also us.

IRI, wilfully, as well as through corruption and neglect, has done more to destroy Iranian historical sites than any foreigner over the past 40 years. And let's not talk about the environment, natural habitat, natural resources....and the greatest brain-drain.

Masih Alinejad (who takes an average of 80k in US government funding per year (https://govtribe.com/vendors/masih-alinejad-7dek1) is insane. Nahayat Tizhoosh is insane. Victim's families are insane. Supporters of victim's families are also insane. Everyone who wanted to notch up another defeat for IRI is also insane.


We are deeply divided. Every time we rack up another Iranian voice as "insane", we contribute to this division.

[Nokhodi]

Yes, she is us. And IRI is us, and mullahs and aghazadehs are also us. Taremi putting love posts to Rahbar is us and Ghafouri criticising IRI is us. Shojaie playing football with an Israeli team is us, and half team-melli putting up condolences for a mass-murderer is also us.

IRI, wilfully, as well as through corruption and neglect, has done more to destroy Iranian historical sites than any foreigner over the past 40 years. And let's not talk about the environment, natural habitat, natural resources....and the greatest brain-drain.

Masih Alinejad (who takes an average of 80k in US government funding per year (https://govtribe.com/vendors/masih-alinejad-7dek1) is insane. Nahayat Tizhoosh is insane. Victim's families are insane. Supporters of victim's families are also insane. Everyone who wanted to notch up another defeat for IRI is also insane.


We are deeply divided. Every time we rack up another Iranian voice as "insane", we contribute to this division.

Please don’t equate the flight victim’s families with a dirtbag like Masih.

[mehdi13]

Thanks Hamed jaan.

[rightoussoul]

I saw a, clip from Saudi International and one of their guests was so proud that some Iranians sued the Canadian Soccer Federation with the assistance and help of B'nai Brith to get the game cancelled.

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[koorosh]

I did not equate anyone with anyone. Please read my post again.

[Leicester City]

Thanks Hamed jaan.

[mehdi13]

Hamed Chameleon.

[nisfejahan]

Just my opinion on your post:
1. This was not a deliberate attempt to screw TM. This ended up badly for Canada and Canadian NT. Playing more CONCACAF minnows is not going to prepare them for WC. Iran not making 2nd round at WC is pretty much a given and I don't believe that was all a conspiracy to ensure we do worse at WC. This was a political opportunity to hit at IRI and football was collateral damage.
2. Trudeau was asked what he thought of Iran-Canada and he said it was "not a good idea". This was not a harsh criticism and in fact Trudeau got a lot of flack in the media and by the opposition for not being more critical. The harsh criticism that you speak of came from victim families, opposition parties, media, political opponents of IRI in Canada. Hardly a crisis of democracy.
3. Iran has not been banned from WC. There have been 7 countries that have been banned from WC at some points. Germany, Japan, Russia and South Africa were banned for political reasons (war/apartheid).
4. Canada has had a history of mixing politics with sports. For example, it also supported banning of South Africa for apartheid and 1980 Olympics (invasion of Afghanistan).

The issue for many of us all along has been hypocrisy:

1- There have been many airlines that were shot down, including an Iranian one. Where was the outrage then? Where was the boycott?

2- Canada plays KSA, sells weapons to them!! Where is the outrage?

3- Canada plays Israel. A country that has illegally occupied other countries for decades. Routinely violates the human rights of the occupied, commits acts of terrorism, child abuse, torture, use kids as human shield for their tanks, etc. etc. Where is the outrage?

4- US attacked Iraq, cause much more destruction than Russia did in Ukraine. On the very first day of the "shock and Awe" , it destroyed critical infrastructure, power plants, bridges, airports, et, etc. Occupied the country since. Where were the sports boycotts?

5- And of course the last issue is that Canada succumbed to what should be classical terrorism. The players and the staff were threatened and made to feel unsafe. Rather than standing up to them, Canada just folded. Sets a great precedent! I guess terrorism is good if you agree with the political agenda!