Iran Football

• Soccer’s ‘blue girl’ dies after setting herself on fire in Iran

  Sahar Khodayari set herself on fire after learning that she could face six months in prison for sneaking into a men-only soccer match.

  World

  Sep 10, 2019
  
• Iranian female photojournalist defies soccer stadium ban, shoots men’s match from rooftop

  Parisa Pourtaherian, 26, set out to cover a national league match at Vatani stadium in the northern city of Ghaemshahr, despite knowing she would be denied access to the pitch.

  Sports

  Aug 15, 2018
  
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• ‘Fearless’ Iranian women with fake beards and wigs defy soccer ban 

  A group of women in Tehran, Iran, disguised themselves as men to support their soccer team, revealing the length they need to go through just to attend a match. 

  World

  May 2, 2018