The Indian football club were punished by the AFC after declining to travel to Iran for a Champions League Two match.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup “Pride Match” will feature two countries where homosexuality is criminalized: Egypt and Iran. Now, ...

Iran's national team coach will attend the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington, D.C., despite an earlier announcement by the ...

Seattle's plans to celebrate its LGBTQ+ community coincide with a group-stage fixture between two countries that criminalize ...

Iran said Wednesday it would now send representatives to the World Cup finals draw in Washington in a complete reversal of an ...

Last year also, Bagan did not travel to Iran for a match vs Tractor SC, the day after Iran launched ballistic missiles ...

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

Two Middle East nations that target LGBTQ communities have complained to FIFA over a World Cup soccer match that is planned ...

Local organizers had planned to include the June 26 game with Seattle's Pride celebrations. Then, FIFA announced the match ...

Long before the World Cup draw was even made, local organisers in Seattle had earmarked a match in the city as a chance to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. The two teams involved in the game – Iran and ...

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 ...

Esteghlal FC has suspended defender Armin Sohrabian after a video emerged showing him with apparent alcoholic beverages, a strict prohibition in Iran. The 30-year-old faces a disciplinary committee.