Season 26 · Episode 191
"In Iran, football literally is a matter of life and death" | Dr. Babak Fozooni
OTB Daily · OTB Sports
March 10, 202626m 52s
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Show Notes
Dr. Babak Fozooni, tutor at The Open University, joins Eoin to reflect on the power of football as both a distraction and a form of protest for the Iranian people throughout decades of authoritarian rule.
With members of the Iranian Women's team currently applying for asylum in Australia, Dr. Fazooni explains how the sport is deeply entrenched in Iranian feminism, as well as looking to a Men's World Cup where it seems increasingly less likely that Iranian players will take to the pitch come June.