Soccer Becomes Latest Flashpoint in Saudi-Iranian Cold War
Soccer is becoming the latest flashpoint in an escalating cold war between Saudi Arabia and Iran that is being fuelled by anti-government protests sweeping the Middle East and North Africa and assertions that Iran is meddling in the internal affairs of oil-rich Gulf states.
Saudi officials and media are calling on the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) t…
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