The players and fans have elevated the cause of protestors back home.
, the country’s first open discussion of the death toll. Soccer is the world’s sport and every four years, we watch how the sport brings that world together. That's been decidedly tougher to enjoy this year with so much going wrong behind the scenes and sometimes even right on the pitch, as was the case when FIFAif they wore anti-discrimination arm bands supporting LGBTQ+ communities.
But there are still moments of redemption, if not for the global business of soccer, for the sport itself. Iran’s team has given us one of those moments.as the country’s national anthem played. The gesture was a clear stance of support for the anti-government protestors fighting back home.
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