Calls grow for England's group rivals Iran to be kicked out of World Cup
The World Cup is the biggest tournament in world football and an open letter has suggested that Iran shouldn’t compete due to their record of women’s rightsThe death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after being detained by Iran’s morality police for not wearing a headscarf correctly has sparked unprecedented protests across the country.
Stating that football is not a safe space for women or men, the letter says that women have been ‘systematically excluded from the football ecosystem’ in Iran.Part of the statement, released in collaboration with a Spanish law firm read: “Iran’s brutality and belligerence towards its own people has reached a tipping point, demanding an unequivocal and firm disassociation from the footballing and sports world.
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