Andrew M

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The Egyptian King 👑❤️

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The King

FIFA, Football Australia and Brisbane Roar welcome Fatemah Pasandideh and Atefeh Ramezanisadeh back onto the pitch and into the Australian football family. ⚽️💚💛 @FIFAcom @brisbaneroar

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The mother of Iran women’s national football captain Zahra Ghanbari has been threatened by Iranian security bodies, including the Revolutionary Guards intelligence unit, according to information received by Iran International. Sources said members of the women’s national team currently in Kuala Lumpur relayed the information to Ghanbari after learning about the pressure on her family. Ghanbari is the all-time top scorer for Iran’s women’s national team and sought asylum in Australia last week. The report also said another staff member, Zahra Soltan Moshkeh-Kar had passed on threatening messages from Iran’s football federation leadership to players who had sought asylum, while a third player was reportedly pressured to return after receiving emotional voice messages from family members in Iran. iranintl.com/en/202603153468

Silence over plight of Iran women shames football and Gianni Infantino Football leaders so often want to get involved in politics so why are they saying nothing when a distressed team is being threatened by its own government? By Martin Samuel ⬇️ #Echobox=1773511938" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thetimes.com/sport/football…

A wonderful and powerful piece by by dear friend @khalida_popal - we can’t just be observers

Statement - Iranian Women’s National Team

A powerful piece from Khalida Popal on her experiences going into exile as an Afghan woman and what the Iranian footballers in Australia will be going through @ObserverUK observer.co.uk/news/sport/art…

FIFPRO Asia/Oceania has released the following statement regarding the Iran Women's National Team players.

This report by The Guardian mentions that the football kits sent by the All India Football Federation didn’t fit, so the players had to buy new ones locally. Yet the Blue Tigresses still fought till injury time. They deserve far more attention and support from the system. Such a pity this happened. #AFC #football theguardian.com/football/2026/…

Over the past 48 hours, Iran's footballers faced a near impossible decision. Return to Iran and risk their own safety; or stay in Australia and leave their families. Spoke to two-dozen sources about how the six defectors' escape unfolded. Free to read: nytimes.com/athletic/71052…

Over the last 48 hours, six members of Iran’s women’s national football team defected in Australia. ■ An undercover security officer was suspected to be stationed with the team ■ Their families were threatened ■ Their phones were tapped ■ Their passports and money taken ■ Australian police helped them escape to safe house 📝 @jwhitey98 🔗 nytimes.com/athletic/71052…

'I've never experienced something so powerful, something so humanitarian for the Iranians from the Department of Home Affairs in Australia'. How the diaspora helped Iran's women's soccer athletes seek asylum. My latest for @abcnews w @amandashalala abc.net.au/news/2026-03-1…

⚽ Iran’s women’s team players appear to have been granted emergency refuge in Australia amid fears for their safety after being branded “traitors” in Tehran Read the full story ⤵️ telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/…