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Female soccer fans in Iran allowed into Tehran stadium for men's game. FIFA head praises progress (apnews.com)
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[โ€“] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

FIFA statutes prohibit discrimination by member federations.

So, this has less to do with Iran wanting to treat women like human beings, but more that they are being forced to under FIFA rules.

[โ€“] utopianfiat@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Or they're not willing to pay what it takes to bribe the right people to make it go away