Middle East Eye Article Rating

Saudi football club refuses to play in Iran due to Qassem Soleimani statue

Oct 02, 2023 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Reliability

    35% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    32% Negative

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49% : The game was scheduled to take place at Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium in the central city of Isfahan, Iran, where an estimated 60,000 spectators gathered to witness the Asian Champions League face-off between Sepahan and Al-Ittihad.
43% : A picture obtained by AFP from the Iranian news agency Tasnim on 2 October 2023 shows a bust of Qassem Soleimani on the pitch at Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium in Iran (AFP)A football match in Iran featuring Saudi Arabia's Al-Ittihad Club playing against Iran's Sepahan was halted on Monday when the Saudi team refused to participate due to a statue in the stadium commemorating the late Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Qassem Soleimani.
32% : In 2016, a faction of Iranian militiamen, known as the Basij and affiliated with the IRGC, assaulted the Saudi embassy in Tehran.
22% : Soleimani was assassinated near Baghdad airport by a US drone attack in January 2020 under the administration of former President Donald Trump.

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