Iran say they plan to boycott Friday's 2026 World Cup draw in the United States because of the limited number of visas for their delegation. According to the Tehran Times, the US has issued four visas ...

Iran’s football boss has labelled World Cup game chosen by organisers as an LGBTQ ‘Pride Match’ as an ‘irrational move’.

India don't beat Iran in football. It's just an unsaid rule. So, when Bibiano Fernandes' team headed into the EKA Arena in Ahmedabad for the last game in the AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualifiers needing a ...

Egypt and Iran have complained to FIFA over a World Cup match in Seattle that is planned to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride.

From local Pride plans to global politics, here’s why Egypt is asking FIFA to intervene in its Seattle World Cup match.

Local organizers had planned to include the June 26 game with Seattle's Pride celebrations. Then, FIFA announced the match would include Egypt and Iran, two countries where gay rights are nil.

Egypt and Iran have lodged complaints over Seattle’s decision to tie their FIFA World Cup 2026 match to local Pride celebrations, condemning the initiative as culturally insensitive ...

Women football fans wave national flags and cheer during a friendly match between Iran and Kenya in Tehran in March — STR Women in Iran, who have long been barred from attending football matches ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Female soccer fans in Iran claimed a small win Thursday in their long campaign to be allowed into stadiums to watch men’s games after decades of near total exclusion and harassment ...

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s soccer chief said Tuesday that Tehran objected to the “irrational” branding of its World Cup match against Egypt, which local organizers in the US have suggested will be held in ...