Iran: For the first time in 40 years, 500 women watch a men's football league game in Tehran.
However, just 500 women were there when the game really started since Iran's government only permitted a few women to purchase tickets. Many of the players' spouses were among them . They carried the Esteghlal Tehran flag over their necks, wore blue and white hats, and some even had the numbers of their favourite players painted on their cheeks. Many female spectators were loud outside the stadium prior to the start of Esteghlal and Mes Kerman's match on Thursday, August 25. After all, this was the first league football game that women had been permitted to attend in more than 40 years. The Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry had just 24 hours earlier declared that roughly 28,000 tickets would be made accessible to women. They carried the Esteghlal Tehran flag over their necks, wore blue and white hats, and some even had the numbers of their favourite players painted on their cheeks. Many female spectators were loud outside the stadium prior to the start of Esteghlal and Mes...