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How a bid for freedom by Iran’s women footballers unfolded in Australia

The furore over not singing their anthem at the Asian Cup was only the start of the drama as players weighed up a chance to seek asylum amid uncertainty about their fate back home

The Guardian - AU

Plastic pitches and an hour of sunlight a day: Bodø/Glimt’s unlikely pursuit of Champions League glory

Bodø/Glimt will continue their Champions League fairy tale when they face Sporting CP on Wednesday night

The Independent UK

Protesters block bus carrying Iranian women’s team in Australia after five players granted asylum

Australia granted asylum to five members of Iran’s women’s soccer team visiting for a tournament as the Iran war began. Outside the team’s hotel, protesters tried to block a bus believed to carry other players. It remains unclear what will happen to the rest of the team.

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Australia grants asylum to five Iranian women footballers

Players escorted to safe location in Australia as government finalises humanitarian visas

The Independent UK

Australia has granted some Iranian soccer players asylum – but 2 questions remain

Last week, the Iranian soccer team refused to sing the national anthem before their Asian Women’s Cup opener on the Gold Coast.

The Conversation

5 members of Iranian women’s soccer team defect, Australia deploys RAAF plane and missiles to Gulf

The Albanese government has given humanitarian visas to five members of the Iranian women’s soccer team, including its captain, to enable them to remain in Australia, and is offering protection to any more of the women who want to defect.

The Conversation

Five from Iran Women’s Soccer Team Offered Visas, Safety Talks Continue

The Australian government and Asian Football Confederation (AFC) are also involved in conversations.

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5 Iranian Women’s Soccer Players Granted Humanitarian Visas In Australia Amid Fears For Their Safety

Tony Burke says five Iranian women’s soccer players have been granted humanitarian visas in Australia after concerns for their safety.

Pedestrian.tv

Trump Supports Asylum for Iranian Women's Soccer Team. His Immigration Policy Doesn't.

The president's advocacy is laudable, yet completely at odds with everything else he has said on the subject.

Reason

Donald Trump makes a strange plea to a foreign leader, urging asylum for Iran’s women’s soccer team

Donald Trump even offered to give them asylum in the U.S.

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The 2026 World Cup will bring a uniquely American sports tradition to the beautiful game: Mid-match ad breaks

Stopping for hydration breaks, going from halves to quarters, and showing more ads will make this World Cup more familiar to U.S. audiences.

Fortune

MLS gives Derrick Jones and Yaw Yeboah lifetime bans for betting on own games

MLS has given midfielder Derrick Jones and defender Yaw Yeboah lifetime bans for ‘extensive’ gambling on soccer

The Guardian - US

'Anthony Albanese is doing a very good job': Donald Trump calls Australian PM, says some Iranian women soccer players are being taken care of

Former US President Donald Trump has urged Australia to grant asylum to the Iranian women's national football team, warning they face severe consequences, potentially death, if returned to Iran. This plea follows the team's protest by not singing their national anthem, drawing criticism and sparking safety concerns for the players…

The Times of India

Trump offers Iranian soccer team asylum after Australia’s ‘terrible mistake’

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Iraq manager urges Fifa to delay his team’s World Cup play-off due to Iran-US war

Iraq are due to play in a World Cup play-off later this month but are struggling to gather their players together amid the ongoing conflict

AAP

Act now to protect Iranian soccer team, Australia told

Iran's women's soccer team is in a race against time to secure safety, with advocates fearing dire consequences if they're forced to return home from Australia.

AAP

Aussie boss - and goalie - pull off huge FA Cup upset

Australian manager Jon Brady and Socceroos' goalie Joe Gauci have orchestrated a huge FA Cup upset as little Port Vale knocked out Premier League Sunderland.

The Guardian - US

72,000 fans turned up to watch DC United. But only Messi’s Inter Miami dazzled

DC United sought to use the occasion to woo Charm City, but another flat loss put Miami’s quality in sharp relief

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The Independent UK

Australia urged to grant asylum to Iranian women’s football team after anthem controversy

Iran’s national football team finishes Women's Asian Cup group stage and now faces return to a country embroiled in war

AAP

Grave concerns for Iranian soccer team in Australia

There are fears Iranian footballers will be persecuted when they return home from the Women's Asian Cup in Australia, with the government urged to take action.

Sports Illustrated

United Soccer League Opens With On-Field Player Protest Over CBA Talks

The 2026 season began without a new Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Sports Illustrated

How to Watch Tigres vs. Monterrey on TV, Live Stream: Liga MX Clasico Regio

El Clásico Regio between Tigres and Monterrey is the fastest growing rivalry in Mexican soccer.

Sports Illustrated

‘Worth Every Penny’—Inter Miami Owner Discloses Lionel Messi’s Earnings

The Argentine soccer star was the highest-paid player in the MLS last season.

The Independent UK

Lost and found: Madonna has the Spanish soccer jersey Celta Vigo was searching for

Madonna has answered the call of a Spanish soccer club that was seeking a long-lost jersey worn by the pop icon over three decades ago

The Independent UK

Female coach Sabrina Wittmann blazing a lonely trail in men's soccer in Germany

As the first and only woman to be appointed head coach of a professional man’s soccer team in Germany, Sabrina Wittmann faces more pressure and scrutiny than most of her counterparts

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