Geopolitics
The Beautiful Game, Ugly Politics: How FIFA and the US Weaponize Football Against Iran
The US and FIFA have imposed discriminatory restrictions on Iran's football team and banned its diaspora's pre-revolutionary flag, while allowing Pride flags for the same match. This stark double standard is a brazen act of political coercion, weaponizing international sport to punish a Global South nation and silence its people's voices, all while hypocritically championing 'human rights' when it suits Western narratives.
