Googoosh’s love songs are both banned and beloved in her homeland. Her new memoir reveals a life as rich and painful as ...

Long before the World Cup draw was even made, local organisers in Seattle had earmarked a match in the city as a chance to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. The two teams involved in the game – Iran and ...

Egypt and Iran, two Middle East nations that target gays and lesbians, have complained to FIFA over the scheduling of a World ...

Seattle's plans to celebrate its LGBTQ+ community coincide with a group-stage fixture between two countries that criminalize ...

FIFA is facing pressure from Iran and Egypt after Seattle designated their 2026 World Cup match as a “Pride Match,” aligning it with the city’s annual Pride Weekend. The fixture, set for June 26 at ...

The two countries, which criminalize homosexuality and impose severe punishments for it, were picked to play on a day ...

Iran’s football boss has labelled World Cup game chosen by organisers as an LGBTQ ‘Pride Match’ as an ‘irrational move’.

GENEVA (AP) — Iran will play at least one of its World Cup matches in the United States though the tournament draw on Friday avoided a group-stage clash between the geopolitical rivals. The Iranian ...

The 2026 FIFA World Cup draw is this Friday. (Hector Vivas - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images) (Hector Vivas - FIFA via Getty Images) The draw for the 2026 World Cup is this Friday at 12 PM ET, where we’ll ...

PARIS, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Iran coach Ardeshir Amir Ghalenoei arrived in Washington with a delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation ahead of Friday's World Cup draw, FIFA said. In ...

Iran has reversed its decision to boycott the FIFA World Cup 2026 draw in Washington, D.C., setting the stage for its football officials to attend Friday’s high-profile event. The Iranian Football ...