FIFA: No Iran players punished for armbands
Players showed support for defeated presidential candidate Mousavi
 | South Korea's Kim Jung-woo, right, fights for the ball against Iran's team captain Mohammad Ali Karimi, who is wearing green wristbands to protest his country's recent election, at a World Cup qualifier June 17. |
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GENEVA - The Iranian soccer federation has denied reports that national team players were punished for wearing green wristbands in solidarity with the political opposition during a World Cup qualifier last week.
Soccer’s world governing body said Friday it received a letter from the Iranian federation “which stated that no disciplinary action has been imposed on any players of the Iran national team by any authority.”
FIFA had written to Iran on Wednesday asking for clarification on media reports that several players were permanently banned for showing support for defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi.
Players wore the wristbands during Iran’s World Cup qualifier June 17 at South Korea.
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