The United States Soccer Federation (USSF) has removed the red national emblem from the middle of the Iranian flag on social media, threatening to support anti-Iranian protests.

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[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] The final match of the US group stage will be against Iran. This is also the most politically charged game of this year. The US Soccer Association changed the icon of the Iranian flag before the game, causing controversy. The US Soccer Association told reporters At the meeting, the Iranian media was deliberately ignored, and the reporter criticized: "This is the World Cup, not the Major League Soccer."

In mid-September this year, Mahsa Amini, an Iranian Kurdish woman, was arrested by the so-called "morality police" in the capital Tehran for violating the dress code. .

It is also the biggest struggle facing Iran's religious rulers since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

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The U.S. Football Association supports the anti-Iranian protests. After the British-American war yesterday, PO released the group B group match points table. Unexpectedly, the Iranian flag was altered, leaving only three colors of green, white and red, and the red national emblem in the middle was gone.

This image has now been removed.

U.S. Soccer Association media official Michael Kammarman said at a press conference today that the posts were in support of Iranian women fighting for human rights, but declined to give any details as to why they were removed.

According to "Yahoo Sports" report, the U.S. Soccer Association has not previously consulted the players and head coach Gregg Berhalter (Gregg Berhalter), only asked Iranian-American experts, and has not asked the U.S. government. The State Department issued a statement stating that this The US Soccer Association's move came without any negotiation.

Kamaman also deliberately ignored the Iranian media during the interview at the press conference, and asked reporters to criticize them when they asked questions. The American Football Association should respect the international media. This is the World Cup, not the Major League Soccer.

The United States Soccer Federation (USSF) has removed the red national emblem from the middle of the Iranian flag on social media, threatening to support anti-Iranian protests.

(Associated Press)



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