Former Iran captain Mahdavikia under fire over Israeli flag on shirt

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Former Iran captain Mehdi Mahdavikia has reportedly come under fire for wearing a shirt with a small Israeli flag on it during a friendly match.

Hardliners in the Islamic Republic said that Mahdavikia has breached sports policy rules, which also include athletes from Iran not comnpeting against those from Israel.They pointed out the match was not an official one but rather a cultural event, and that Mahdavikia after all needed a shirt to play.

Mahdavikia won 111 Iran caps and also played club football in Germany at Bochum, SV Hamburg and Eintracht Frankfurt.

 

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