The Iranian national women's soccer team chose not to sing Iran's national anthem before their opening match at the Asian Football Confederation's Women's Asian Cup in Australia on March 2. Instead, ...

The Iranian women’s national soccer team made quite the statement on Monday night during the opening match of the Women’s Asian Cup, as they refused to sing while their national anthem played over the ...

Ahead of their second group-stage match against Australia, the Iranian players sang the national anthem and performed a military-style salute – a noticeable change from their earlier stance.

In celebration of International Women’s Day. The singer will take to the pitch at the blockbuster game between Australia and Korea Republic on Sunday March 8. And in a huge coup for the South ...

The Iranians, whose situation has become a cause celebre among human rights campaigners in Australia, will play no further part in the tournament after a 2-0 loss to the Philippines at Gold Coast ...