U.S. Soccer briefly protested Iran's treatment of women by removing the Islamic Republic logo from the country's flag on social media posts and by replacing the vertical red bars on the U.S. crest with rainbow-colored ones in support of LGBTQ rights.
before their opening game. And seven European nations, including Germany, issued a strongly-worded statement protesting FIFA’s decision denying a request to wear armbands in support of the OneLove movement, which promotes diversity and inclusion.
And this weekend, days before its crucial group-stage finale with Iran, the U.S. briefly removed the emblem of the Islamic Republic from Iran’s flag in the federation’s social media posts. The U.S. released a statement Sunday saying it made the change to show “support for the women in Iran fighting for basic human rights.”
Iranian state television said the U.S. federation’s move was akin to “removing the symbol of Allah” from the Iranian flag, according to the Associated Press. Iran’s semiofficial ISNA news agency quoted Safiollah Fagahanpour, an advisor to the Iranian Football Federation, as saying the “measures taken regarding the Islamic Republic of Iran flag are against the law” of FIFA competitions.
A U.S.-Iran battle broke out on another front with Iran’s Portuguese coach, Carlos Queiroz, firing back at Jurgen Klinsmann, who coached the U.S. in its last World Cup appearance in 2014, after Klinsmann accused Queiroz’s team of using dirty tactics, saying it’s part of their culture.
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