Iran football team returns home after week-long journey, two players remain in Australia

The majority of the Iranian women’s football team have returned home after a week-long journey back from the Asian Cup, crossing into the country from Turkey by road. Seven members of the travelling party — six players and one member of support staff — had initially decided to claim humanitarian asylum in Australia last week after escaping the team hotel in dramatic circumstances. They were initially protected in safe houses by the Australian police. Humanitarian visas give the individuals the r