The Iranian federation planned to file a complaint with FIFA after U.S. Soccer deleted the Islamic Republic emblem from Iran’s flag on social media posts to show support for protestors there.
Tuesday’s World Cup match between the two countriesU.S. Soccer posted a graphic Saturday of the group standings on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram showing the green, white and red Iranian flag without the emblem, with a U.S. spokesperson adding the move was intended to show “support for the women in Iran fighting for basic human rights.”
U.S. Soccer added that it was a one-time display and future social media posts are expected to use Iran’s official flag, the Associated Press reported. U.S. Soccer also said the posts with the altered flag would be taken down, and they were deleted Sunday morning. A Sunday post about Tuesday’s game featured Iran’s official flag.
The USMNT social media accounts posted the Group B World Cup standings featuring an Iranian flag without the Islamic Republic emblem. The posts were later deleted.“Clearly the decision we made was to show support for the women in Iran. That stands,” a U.S. Soccer spokespersonTasnim News, Iran’s state-affiliated media agency, reported Sunday that the legal advisor of the Iranian Football Federation said a complaint will be filed to FIFA’s Ethics Committee requesting the U.S.
“According to section 13 of FIFA rules, any person who offends the dignity or integrity of a country, a person or group of people … shall be sanctioned with a suspension lasting at least ten matches or a specific period, or any other appropriate disciplinary measure,” Tasnim News Agency tweeted.
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