{"id":1610,"date":"2006-11-24T08:04:00","date_gmt":"2006-11-24T08:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2006\/11\/someone-finally-said-no-to-ira.html"},"modified":"2006-11-24T08:04:00","modified_gmt":"2006-11-24T08:04:00","slug":"someone-finally-said-no-to-ira","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2006\/11\/someone-finally-said-no-to-ira.html","title":{"rendered":"Someone finally said “No” to Iran…."},"content":{"rendered":"

Too bad it was just the soccer federation<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Iran was suspended from international soccer by FIFA on Thursday because of government interference with the country’s soccer federation.
\nThe decision was made Wednesday at an emergency council meeting of soccer’s world governing body. FIFA said it had given Iran a Nov. 15 deadline to reinstate elected soccer federation president Mohammed Dadgan and comply with FIFA regulations.
\n“This deadline was not met,” FIFA said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(via<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Tags: Iran<\/a>, soccer<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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