Iran recently scored not one but two soccer successes. That good news. But there is bad news too, and that may be more consequential and contain a cautionary note for Iranian sports and sports globally, particularly in lands governed by autocrats and authoritarians.
Iranian Soccer’s Curse Politics
Iranian Soccer’s Curse Politics
Iranian Soccer’s Curse Politics
Iran recently scored not one but two soccer successes. That good news. But there is bad news too, and that may be more consequential and contain a cautionary note for Iranian sports and sports globally, particularly in lands governed by autocrats and authoritarians.