Current Events

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AN is coming out and swinging......according to ESPN:

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Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad described FIFA as "dictators" on Tuesday for a headscarf ban in soccer that affects the women's team.

The Iran team forfeited a 2012 Olympic qualifier against Jordan on Friday because it wouldn't play without the hijabs.

"Theses are the dictators and colonialists who want to impose their lifestyle on others," Ahmadinejad said at a news conference.

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It is amazing that Khamenei is not a dictator, but FIFA officials are dictators! AN is delusional! He is funny too, he has a vivid imagination! I could not make a connection between soccer, dictators, and colonialists! OMG!

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"FIFA has its own rules I understand and it is as stupid as the IRI rules ...... "

FIFA and IRI don't belong to the same category! Please don't put them in the same category......I have too much respect for the sport, for soccer......soccer brings the world together.....soccer brings so much joy to the world!

IRI acts like the center of the universe......IRI wanted FIFA to bend the rules for her, for one country! Come on, be real!

IRI loves to use FIFA! I recall that IRI wanted FIFA to ban the Iranian soccer players for wearing green wristband at last World Cup qualifing match (Iran vs. S. Korea)...Ali Kaimi is one of the players..IRI wanted her players banned 'cause they support opposition........FIFA did not ban those players....Ha Ha!

Right now IRI is whining about the ban this time!

Faramrz

Sometimes your remarks are as cute as your avatar ...

by the way,

Thanks for the laugh .... now I can actually imagine you in that Woody Allen's outfit playing soccer 

 As Paris Hilton says, " That's Hot "

: ) 

Yolanda

who said girls should wear short pants and short sleeve to play soccer?  these are just rules ..... as stupid as any other rules ..... it won't effect anyone's ability to play soccer ....

Not that I have anything against short pants .....As a matter of fact I love to wear them but no one should tell me I should ...... unless they give me a good reason to do so ..... 

FIFA has its own rules I understand and it is as stupid as the IRI rules ......

now .... come on cheer up for our girls team  ... the fact that we even have a girl's soccer team coming out of that retarded backward all male dominate culture of ours ( both pre and post revolution ) it is by itself a victory ... 

Amir khan for your info

you mentioned " Chador doesn't even fit with persian culture, its arabic all the way to the invasion of Iran.  "

There is no such a thing as Chadoor in the arabic world .... It is  " Abaya" which is actually more practical that the retarded chadoor .. but even the Abaya is only being worn by the Vahhabbis and Shei arabs .... others do not wear it much ....... and not all muslims are even arabs .....

The gift of Chadoor , however, was given to us by our sweet Zorasterian ancesters ..... it is as persian as it can get ... sorry to break the news ...

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Those girls look oppressed bundled up like that! Their outfits will build up perspiration and they can have a heat stroke! FIFA is right, IRI is wrong!

Girls should wear short sleeves and shorts to play soccer without scarf!

amir

Could you please take a look at these girls outfit? Is it even slightly resembling black Chadoor ...  come on get real ....

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I agree with the last post by amirparvizforsecularmonarchy! Well-said!

IRI is imhumane 'cause IRI forces hijab on every woman regardless of their religion.....if they fail to wear hijab, they will get 76 lashes! IRI is the most inhumane of all!

I feel bad that those hard-working soccer players can't play because of IRI's stubbornness and rigidity!

IRI acts like the whole world has to revolve around IRI! No way, Jose!

Designer Uniforms!

The controversial uniforms were designed by Woody Allen several years ago and I believe that they are very stylish!

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Now, for more male bashing in sports, check out the new dress code for Women Badminton players instituted by the international federation to increase the interest in the sport!

Shame on you all Iranian male badminton players! Don't try to hide! We know who you are!

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Girls should be free to decide if they want to participate

based on FIFA rules for all women.

If they would rather not take off their tracksuit and head scarf and forfeit the games that should be their choice.

But if they want to dress like all the other ladies and participate then IRI should allow them the freedom to choose to play with standards dress.

Fifa's dress atire is not imposing unfair rules on women, so I disagree with soosan khanoom.

All sports for both men and women have a dress code.  They are standard and sensible.

Chador doesn't even fit with persian culture, its arabic all the way to the invasion of Iran.  

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IRI is on offence......IRI likens FIFA to Taliban, OMG!

According to USA Today:

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It is the first public Iranian comment since the team forfeited a 2012 Olympic qualifier against Jordan last Friday because it wouldn't play without the headscarves.

FIFA says the ban on the Islamic scarf covering a women's neck is for safety reasons.

Mustafa Musleh Zadeh says Iran will complain to the Asian Football Federation.

He called FIFA's ban "extremism," similar to Afghanistan's Taliban restrictions on women in sports.

FIFA banned the hijab in 2007 and has extended the safety rule to include neck warmers.

At the 2010 Youth Olympics, Iran's girls protected their modesty by covering their hair with specially designed caps.

Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Yolanda

. IRI has no right to even Critize any one who has a dress code policy because IRI,itself, is the head of dress code policies ... IRI should shut its big mouth and do not even complain .....Has no right to do so.... NONE ... ZERO 

 but FIFA is doing to these girls what exactly IRI has been doing to them....

Why should these girls even being allowed to be treated as the third party here ?

FIFA dress code for safety issues is as ridicules as IRI, religious fanatics, dress code for safety issue ...   

We have these girls ready to go and now they are banned for no good reason .....  

 If you disagree with IRI you should also disagree with FIFA ... otherwise you are biased !!  

we should not and we can not be biased here ......... just support your soccer team ... these girls deserve our supports now ....

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I don't understand why IRI makes a big fool out of herself.....I have not heard any countries complain about FIFA's dress code.......why IRI can't be like everyone else following the rules? IRI is not the only Islamic country! IRI acts like the whole world has to accommodate her! Oh, UK has to change the Olympic logo 'cause IRI feels it is a racist logo! What IRI is doing is further isolate herself from rest of the world!

Where are all those die hard soccer fans here?

You are just too sexist that's it ..... now if this was done to the men's soccer team from IRI , banning them for any reason , all of you would be here bashing the hell out of FIFA ...

Hell with FIFA .....

These poor girls are left in tears...

These girls are cut between two assholes , IRI and FIFA ,   

FifA's reason , safety .   BULL SHITS.....FIFA yet to proof one choking instance with what those girls are having on their heads.....Perhaps FIFA should make all teams play in the ballet shoes so there's no chance of an ankle injury.

Now do you care how IRI feel?  IRI does not even care but I do feel for these girls who left in tears .....

Shame on IRI

shame on FIFA

shame on all the Iranian male soccer fan on this site  who are even slightly agreeing with FIFA ......

Guys and Gals, FYI Title is Incorrect,

Womens Soccer Team NOT BANNED.

If they Dress appropriately they can play, what their government chooses to do is their decision, but make no mistake they are not banned, just required to play by the rules everyone else has to play by.

Dress and attire is listed for most games, you can not wear for example running shoes on a tennis court.. or you forfeit... I happen to know that one because I'm into tennis.

Sends a positive message to IRI and Iranians, you can't play life by your own rules.  Few people honestly admire rules that are enforced by a group of murderous, corrupt, lying, cheating, tyranical mullahs who hold little to no popular support anyways.

Ridiculous

I thought football was supposed to be about skill, not fashion..

Whatever your politics, it should be the quality of the football that matters, not the players' football strips.

Good

World must do an all out ban of anything IR and do an all out economic boycott

Fantastic

They should have banned it long time a go. About time some body draws a line against this backward morons who want to take Iran and the entire planet to seventh century.good work fifa.

Silly

Their islamic outfites are ridiculous and also breakes the dressing rule of the sport. Also the skin can't breath so good under all those clothes; this creates a sort of handicap.

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//www.washingtonpost.com/sports/dcunited/fifa-rejects-iran-complaint-over-ban-on-islamic-head-scarf-in-womens-2012-olympic-qualifiers/2011/06/06/AGmBtAKH_story.html

FIFA rejects Iran complaint over ban on Islamic head scarf in women’s 2012 Olympic qualifiers

ZURICH — FIFA says its match officials were right to stop Iran’s women’s team from playing a 2012 Olympic qualifier wearing Islamic head scarves.

Iranian officials were “informed thoroughly” before Friday’s match against Jordan that the hijab scarf covering a women’s neck is banned for safety reasons, FIFA says.

Iran’s soccer association has said it will complain about the FIFA delegate from Bahrain who ordered the match abandoned.

Jordanian officials accepted the rule and “decided not to select a number of players,” FIFA says.

FIFA banned the hijab in 2007 and has extended the safety rule to include neck warmers.

At the 2010 Youth Olympics, Iran’s girls protected their modesty by covering their hair with specially designed caps.

Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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There are Women's Islamic Games! Iran has hosted the Games for 4 times! Women's Islamic Games of 2010 was cancelled! I guess IRI was busy cracking down on protesters and fighting for her survival, so they did not have the man-power to host the Games!

Moslems should have their own separate Olympis

Since these people do not want to be part of the international community, they should simply have their own teams and own tournaments. They are detached from the world anyaway. They are so different from the international norms and standards. Now, they can't suddenly complain about not being accepted.

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It is sad that those girls can't play......I am also sad that the IRI islamizes sports and refuses to follow FIFA's guidelines!

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