I don't know why Iran has such a big problem allowing women in stadiums. The Iranian women in the West attend sporting events, and nobody is the worse for it. They can have a "women's only" section in their stadiums.
FIFA chief urges Iran to allow women at stadiums
Sepp Blatter says despite raising the issue with President Hassan Rouhani two years ago, "nothing has happened".
07 Mar 2015 03:55 GMT | Sport, Middle East
Iran is one of the few countries that block women from attending football matches, but has permitted female fans at some other sports venues [AP]
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has urged Iran to end the ban on women watching football in stadiums, describing the situation as “intolerable”.
In comments published on Friday in FIFA's weekly magazine ahead of International Women's Day, Blatter said that despite his efforts to convince Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to let women attend matches when he met him in 2013, "nothing has happened".
"I raised the topic at my meeting with President of Iran Hassan Rouhani, and came away with the impression that this intolerable situation could change over the medium term," Blatter wrote in the letter titled “An appeal to Iran.”
FIFA chief urges Iran to allow women at stadiums
Sepp Blatter says despite raising the issue with President Hassan Rouhani two years ago, "nothing has happened".
07 Mar 2015 03:55 GMT | Sport, Middle East
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Iran is one of the few countries that block women from attending football matches, but has permitted female fans at some other sports venues [AP]
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has urged Iran to end the ban on women watching football in stadiums, describing the situation as “intolerable”.
In comments published on Friday in FIFA's weekly magazine ahead of International Women's Day, Blatter said that despite his efforts to convince Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to let women attend matches when he met him in 2013, "nothing has happened".
"I raised the topic at my meeting with President of Iran Hassan Rouhani, and came away with the impression that this intolerable situation could change over the medium term," Blatter wrote in the letter titled “An appeal to Iran.”