Iranian interference in soccer federation election puts FIFA on the spot
Ali Kafashian: From government supporter to Ahmadinejad challenger
By James M. Dorsey
An effort by the Iranian government to force the resignation of recently re-elected Iranian Football Federation (IFF) president Ali Kafashian constitutes the second time in as many months that a Middle Eastern government defies world soccer body FIFA’s ban on political i…
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