Fifa urged to give Iran a deadline on lifting ban on women in stadiums

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The advisory board of football governing body FIFA has advised that it put a deadline on Iran’s ban on women attending fixtures in stadiums, which has been in place for almost four decades now.

Reuters reported that women and girls in Iran have not been allowed access to men’s sporting events for almost 39 years and have been banned from attending major fixtures since 1981.

According to the advisory board’s report published on Monday, in March a number of women who were disguised as men, tried to enter the Azadi stadium in Tehran. More than 30 of them were detained.

During the 2018 World Cup, women were allowed to watch the screening of two of Iran’s matches during the tournament.

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