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Morbidly-Obese-Emu t1_j2igu5k wrote

Are they being punished for losing? Or did they do something “immoral” at the World Cup? I remember Sadam Hussein apparently tortured his players when they lost as punishment for embarrassing him.

Edit: “Iranian police briefly detained several unidentified top-tier football players in a raid on a party on New Year's Eve where alcohol was served in violation of an Islamic ban”

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Teantis t1_j2je9j2 wrote

For drinking alcohol it says it right in the article. Also most of their national team players play abroad in europe and would be back at their clubs as the European season has resumed.

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Modern_Bear t1_j2ihp9k wrote

The article didn't name any players, or whether they played in the World Cup or not. Everyone was released except for one non football player.

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DragoonDM t1_j2jzz5y wrote

Seems like a great way to ensure that talented players want absolutely nothing to do with the sport anymore...

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jonathanrdt t1_j2kgtud wrote

They probably all have equal income opportunities elsewhere.

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Starlightmoonshine12 t1_j2nh4qn wrote

They are being punished because there were women (gender mixing) at this party and alcohol. I think the regime don’t care about the lost match now

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