US EditionIran Striker Sardar Azmoun Kicked Off National Soccer Team for Disloyalty, Say Reports
Azmoun's Instagram post with Dubai's ruler led to his expulsion, threatening Iran's World Cup lineup; he scored 57 goals in 91 internationals, state media reported.
- This week, Sardar Azmoun was expelled from Iran's national team, making him unlikely to play in the upcoming FIFA World Cup, Fars News Agency cited an informed source within the national team.
- Sardar Azmoun posted an Instagram photo of a Dubai meeting with Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai's ruler, then removed it, prompting state-TV pundit Mohammad Misaghi to condemn it as disloyal on Thursday.
- The forward has 57 goals in 91 internationals and plays for Shabab Al-Ahli in the UAE, highlighting his sporting significance.
- Novad News reported an asset-seizure order affecting Azmoun, Mehdi Ghayedi and Soroush Rafiei on Thursday; the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran did not immediately comment as Iran prepares friendlies in Antalya on March 27.
- Iran's World Cup hopes sit under a cloud amid conflict with the United States, while seven delegation members accepted asylum in Australia and five later returned.
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The attacker Sardar Azmoun was excluded from Iran's national team, according to local press, for the friendly preparations for the World Cup against Nigeria and Costa Rica from the end of the month. It seems that it would have committed an act perceived as being disloyal to the authorities.
The 57-time team goalkeeper Sardar Azmoun has not been nominated for Iran's upcoming World Cup test games after the striker is said to have behaved unloyally to the Iranian government. The 31-year-old plays in the United Arab Emirates for Al-Ahli Dubai, this week he posted a photo on Instagram with Dubai's Emir Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Iran has been firing rockets and drones on the Emirates since the beginning of the war with Israel and t…
Azmoun left out of Iran squad after expulsion reports
March 21 : Striker Sardar Azmoun was omitted from the Iran squad announced for two World Cup warm-ups after Iranian media reports that he had been expelled from the national team for a perceived act of disloyalty to the government. Azmoun, who has scored 57 goals in 91 internationals, was the most notable
The Iranian press reports that the government ruled out Sardar Azmoun, the best scorer in his selection, from the national team. The Iranian posted a photo of a meeting with the Emirati Prime Minister, in a context of war in the Middle East.
Iran footballer 'banned from national team' for 'disloyalty' after posting picture on social media
Iranian striker Sardar Azmoun has reportedly been removed from his country's national squad just months before the World Cup, following what authorities deemed an act of betrayal against the state
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