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SDPN denounce the act of the coach of Iran’s U23 football team in wearing a shirt with the Zionist regime’s flag

The Iran-based Society in Defense of the Palestinian Nation (SDPN) in a statement, a copy of which reacived by Qodsna, denounce the act of Mehdi Mahdavi-Kia, the coach of Iran’s U23 football team in wearing a shirt with the Zionist regime’s flag in last weekend’s showdown in Doha, Qatar between world and Arab world stars.

Iran’s former star, Mahdi Mahdwi-kia who currently serves as the national team coach until the age of 23 in his country, took part in the game in question, and after a photo of him alongside FIFA President Gianni Infantino, in which they saw on their shirts all the flags of the FIFA countries including Israel.

 

Israel is an illegitimate regime and thirsty for legitimacy. In this regard, by influencing in international structures and a meaningful presence in various fields such as sports and art, the regime is trying to gain some kind of public legitimacy in the world public opinion, but to no avail, SDPN said in statement.

 

The public opinion is not yet willing to accept this illegitimate existence. The action of athletes from different countries in refusignt to compete with the representatives of the Zionist regime, despite all the threats to the future of their championship sport, is an important indicator in this regard, the statement reads.

 

The Iran-based Society in Defense of the Palestinian Nation also hailed the act of the Algerian national soccer team have dedicated their championship title at the FIFA Arab Cup 2021 to Palestine and particularly the people of besieged Gaza Strip.

 

SDPN also apreciated three Algerian players who refused to participate in the game, protesting against the opposing team’s Israeli coach, Avram Grant.

 

The Society in Defense of the Palestinian Nation strongly condemns such inappropriate action, adding that the officials of the Football Federation must be held accountable before the Iranian nation. It also urges the country's officials in all legislative, executive and judicial fields to clean the cultural and especially sports structures of the country from the influence of the Zionist current without delay.

 




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