Soccer-Iran FA president says he was allowed to enter Canada but chose to turn back

May 1 (Reuters) - Iranian soccer federation president Mehdi Taj said Canadian officials cleared him to enter the country for ...

Representatives from Iran’s federation not in attendance at meeting of Asia soccer leaders

Representatives from Iran’s soccer federation were not present Tuesday at the largest formal meeting of Asia’s soccer leaders ...
NBC DFW

Iranian American soccer fans torn between pride and protest as World Cup nears

With Iran qualifying for the World Cup, Arad Ershad had visions of splurging on flights and tickets to attend one of the team’s upcoming first-round matches in Los Angeles. That changed when Ershad, ...

Canada unintentionally denies Iran's entry for FIFA congress

Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Wednesday it was her "understanding" that Iranian soccer officials were ...

Iranian soccer delegates denied entry to Canada for Vancouver FIFA congress

A delegation of Iranian football officials have been denied entry to Canada ahead of this week's FIFA conference, but Foreign ...

Iranian soccer officials claim 'inappropriate behavior' at Toronto airport

The Iranian delegation was on its way to Vancouver for the FIFA Congress, set to host representatives of all 211 member ...
The Times of Israel

Ottawa says ‘IRGC officials are inadmissible to Canada’ after Iranian soccer officials leave country

Members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps “have no place” in Canada, Ottawa says, after top Iranian officials left ...

Iran’s World Cup Status Up In The Air Amid Visa Complications

Iran's soccer federation was absent from a meeting of soccer leaders in Vancouver on Tuesday, leaving the country's ...