TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Football's governing body, FIFA, decided to allow the women players to wear religious head coverings during matches. Iran's women's football team forfeited its place in an Olympic qualifier against Jordan in 2011 because the team members weren't allowed to wear headscarves. However, following a request by Zhang Jilong from ...

Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has stressed the importance of sports etiquette, particularly in soccer, calling on soccer's international governing body FIFA to introduce a set of ethical principles. In a meeting with FIFA President Sepp Blatter in Tehran on Thursday, Larijani underlined Irans strong resolve to promote sports at different levels....