Iran's sports minister says country won't participate in World Cup, throwing LA matches in limbo (laist.com)
from technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to world@lemmy.world on 12 Mar 15:24
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On Wednesday, the country’s sports minister, Ahmad Donyamali, told state television that the country’s team would not participate in the tournament in the U.S. “considering this corrupt regime has assassinated our leader,” according to the New York Times.

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FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca on 12 Mar 16:21 next collapse

Good. The Untied States probably would have kidnapped the team

lettruthout@lemmy.world on 12 Mar 16:24 next collapse

And after months of captivity deported them to a country the have no connection to.

Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus on 12 Mar 16:46 collapse

Wanted to say something similar - that they would probably get interrogated and spend eternities in custody before getting dropped somewhere in central Africa

lettruthout@lemmy.world on 12 Mar 16:28 next collapse

I hope they pay this just as promptly as Trump has paid so many of his bills.

Hegar@fedia.io on 12 Mar 16:37 next collapse

considering this corrupt regime has assassinated our leader

As a sport hating atheist it's very weird to agree with the sports minister of a theocracy.

But you gotta admit, that's a completely accurate assessment and a reasonable reaction.

Zaktor@sopuli.xyz on 12 Mar 17:39 next collapse

A nation that has made war on multiple countries within the last year is not fit to host an international sports event. More teams should drop out.

FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca on 12 Mar 18:31 next collapse

Not only is the Untied States hostile attacking other countries, they’re arbitrarily imprisoning tourists. It’s madness to let them host an international event

albbi@piefed.ca on 12 Mar 19:27 collapse

Imagine if Spain boycotted. Ask to play their games in Canada or Mexico.

tirateimas@lemmy.pt on 12 Mar 19:48 collapse

Infantino can thank this year’s FIFA Peace Prize awardee. Curious to know who’s going to receive it next year. Putin? Kim?