Iran is under pressure from soccer’s governing body FIFA to lift a ban on women watching men’s soccer matches at football stadiums. More here:
DUBAI - On match days Iran’s young female soccer fans cram Tehran’s shopping centers and cafes, their faces painted with the Iranian flag and beaming with excitement, as they follow their national team on giant television screens alongside male fans.
The death this month of a female fan who set herself on fire in protest at her arrest for attending a match has drawn international attention to women’s exclusion. Iran is also under pressure from soccer’s governing body FIFA on Iran to change its stance. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s chief of staff said last week that women would be allowed into stadiums if foul language in chants and sporadic violence was curbed.
He said women would be present at Iran’s game with Cambodia. “Their presence will increase step by step.”Vaezi said the sports minister would contact leaders of supporter groups to “improve the atmosphere from a moral standpoint” and special areas for women would be set up in stadiums.
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