Iran’s World Cup winger says give attention to taking part in, not political points

DOHA :Iranian soccer participant Alireza Jahanbakhsh stated on Thursday that the main focus of the crew on the World Cup in Qatar might be on the competitors, not political points associated to the nationwide protests in his nation.

Requested at a information convention whether or not the gamers would chant Iran’s nationwide anthem through the world’s greatest soccer occasion, winger Jahanbakhsh stated “celebration and chanting the anthem is a private determination and we try to not make an enormous deal out of it”.

A number of Iranian athletes have just lately kept away from singing the nationwide anthem to convey help for the anti-government demonstrations triggered by the demise of younger lady Mahsa Amini in morality police custody in September.

Iran’s goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand additionally sidestepped questions on the unrest that has been gripping Iran for 2 months. “We try to carry happiness to the Iranian folks,” he informed a information convention in Doha.