Iranian football legend Ali Daei refuses to attend World Cup in solidarity with protesters
Iran’s record international goalscorer Ali Daei said on Monday that he refused an invitation to attend the World Cup in Qatar next week to stand in solidarity with Iranian protesters. “I rejected the official invitation of FIFA and Qatar Football Federation to attend the World Cup with my wife and daughters,” he wrote on Instagram. “I prefer to be next to you in my homeland and express my sympathy with all the families who lost loved ones over these days,” added Daei.
Last month, a law firm sent a letter to FIFA on behalf of a group of former and current Iranian sports figures urging soccer’s governing body to suspend the Iranian Football Federation and ban it from participating at this year’s World Cup in Qatar. The letter says the actions of Iran’s football federation violate FIFA statues and regulations.
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