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Iran's footballers under fire at home over 'selfies' with female fans
Iranian expat women in Australia posing with country's football stars sparks controversy back home
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A fan of Iran cheers during their game against Qatar Photo: AFP/Getty Images
By Ahmed Vahdat
6:02PM GMT 18 Jan 2015
Iran's footballers have been threatened with punishment for posing for "selfies" with women fans who have flocked to see them play in Australia.
The team are playing in the Asian Cup finals, and their games have been attended by thousands of Australia's expatriate Iranian community.
Sport and in particular football has a large following in Iran. The sex segregation rules that prevent women attending men's games at home do not apply abroad.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/11353588/Irans-footbal
Iran's footballers under fire at home over 'selfies' with female fans
Iranian expat women in Australia posing with country's football stars sparks controversy back home
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A fan of Iran cheers during their game against Qatar Photo: AFP/Getty Images
By Ahmed Vahdat
6:02PM GMT 18 Jan 2015
Iran's footballers have been threatened with punishment for posing for "selfies" with women fans who have flocked to see them play in Australia.
The team are playing in the Asian Cup finals, and their games have been attended by thousands of Australia's expatriate Iranian community.
Sport and in particular football has a large following in Iran. The sex segregation rules that prevent women attending men's games at home do not apply abroad.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/11353588/Irans-footbal
