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Iran Expels Star Striker Azmoun Over 'Disloyalty', World Cup Participation Unlikely

Sardar Azmoun, one of Iran's top soccer players, has been expelled from the national team for a perceived act of disloyalty, making his participation in the World Cup unlikely amidst internal problems in Iranian football and regional tensions.

20 Mar, 04:59 — 20 Mar, 09:11
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Palestinians say the move is part of a wider Israeli strategy to leverage security tensions to tighten restrictions For the first time since 1967, al-Aqsa mosque – Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site – will be closed at the end of Ramadan on Friday, with tensions rising among Palestinians as Israeli authorities keep the complex shut, forcing worshippers to hold Eid prayers as close as they can to the sealed site. On Friday morning hundreds of worshippers were forced to pray outside the Old C...

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Al JazeeraMostly Factual4h ago

Iran footballer Azmoun kicked off national team for disloyalty, say reports

Reports say Sardar Azmoun, who plays for UAE club Shabab Al-Ahli, was expelled for Instagram post with Dubai's ‌ruler.

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YahooMostly Factual3h ago

Iran expels star striker Azmoun over 'disloyalty,' likely out of World Cup

Iran's participation in the World Cup as a whole is under a cloud because of the ongoing conflict with the United States. Sardar Azmoun, one of Iran's top soccer players, has been expelled from the national team for a perceived act of disloyalty to the government, Iranian media has reported, making it unlikely he will play any part in the World Cup.

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jerusalem-postMostly Factual3h ago

Iran expels star striker Azmoun over 'disloyalty,' likely out of World Cup

Iran's participation in the World Cup as a whole is under a cloud because of the ongoing conflict with the United States.

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Iran publicly hanged a 19-year-old wrestler who took part in protests – Allegations that he was tortured to confess to “enmity against God” (video)

Saleh Mohammadi had been arrested along with two others on charges that they killed police officers during the January protests The post Iran publicly hanged a 19-year-old wrestler who took part in protests – Allegations that he was tortured to confess to “enmity against God” (video) appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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Sport: A 19-year-old wrestler hanged by the Iranian regime - Seneweb

Sport: A 19-year-old wrestler hanged by the Iranian regime  Seneweb

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