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Clash of civilizations
Photo essay: Germany's Bayern Munich meets Iran's Persepolis
Nader Davoodi
January 14, 2006
iranian.com
TEHRAN, Iran (Reuters) -- Bayern Munich beat Persepolis Tehran 2-1 in a controversial friendly held in the Iranian capital on Friday. Michael Ballack and Paulo Guerrero scored first-half goals for the Germans. Bayern claimed that the match had nothing to do with politics, but Iran's sports chief said it was an important political statement. One of Europe's biggest clubs had come to Tehran when Iran was facing increasing international isolation over its nuclear program >>> News
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