Iranian women watched the country’s national soccer team for the first time in 40 years, celebrating their long-awaited access to the national stadium. Read more: via sgevans
- Iranian women watched the country’s national soccer team for the first time in 40 years on Thursday, celebrating their long-awaited access to the national stadium but also paying tribute to the ‘Blue Girl’ fan who died last month.
Women have been banned from watching men’s games in Iran since shortly after the 1979 Islamic revolution with only a few exceptions made for small groups on rare occasions. Video footage of the crowd at Thursday’s match, posted on twitter, showed some supporters chanting “Blue Girl, Blue Girl”. Other video showed supporters chanting “FIFA, Thank You”.While Iran’s dominant performance ensured little drama on the field, there was no shortage of emotion in the crowd.
“It was really a very big wish. Really, thank you for letting us come. I’m shaking. Thank you,” she said. Government spokesman Ali Rabiei said he viewed the presence of women at the stadium as a positive step, according to the official IRNA news agency.“The infrastructure of Azadi stadium is ready for the presence of women. But the cultural and mental infrastructure must be ready,” he added
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