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Three more Iran players decide to return home after claiming asylum, says Australian immigration minister
Australian immigration minister Tony Burke said on Sunday that three more members of the Iran women's football team have opted to return to the country.
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NWSL needs its stars to shine, as Rodman and Wilson return to action
It had been 488 days since Wilson last played for the Portland Thorns, and a mere 50 days since Rodman and the Washington Spirit announced the signing of her new, world-record contract to keep the USWNT star in the league after almost losing her.
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2 more members of the Iranian women's soccer team have been granted asylum in Australia
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- Two more members of the Iranian women's soccer team were granted asylum in Australia before their teammates departed, the country's Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said Wednesday.
#WomenInSports #HumanRights #IranianWomen
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Why isn't motormouth Megan Rapinoe using her megaphone for Iran's...
Lefty advocates for women in sports like Megan Rapinoe, Jemele Hill and Keith Olbermann -- who normally race toward open microphones to fulminate about Trump, trans kids, ICE and pay equity -- are remarkably quiet over the plight of the Iranian women's soccer team.
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Iranian women's soccer player refuses to board plane home at last...
A member of the Iranian women's soccer team refused to board a flight in Australia at the last minute Tuesday -- making a down-to-the-wire plea to join a number of her teammates already granted asylum there.
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Australia grants asylum to 5 members of the Iranian women's soccer team
GOLD COAST, Australia -- Australia granted asylum to five members of the Iranian women's soccer team who were visiting the country for a tournament when the Iran war began, a government minister said Tuesday.
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Female coach Sabrina Wittmann blazing a lonely trail in men's soccer in Germany
BERLIN (AP) -- As the first and only woman to be appointed head coach of a men's professional soccer team in Germany, Sabrina Wittmann faces more pressure and scrutiny than most of her counterparts.
