Football: Iranians should be safe for World Cup qualifier despite protests, says Hong Kong coach

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HONG KONG (REUTERS) - Iran's footballers have nothing to fear from anti-government protests in Hong Kong, said the head coach of the city's representative team, despite an unsuccessful bid by the visitors to play Tuesday's (Sept 10) World Cup qualifier at a neutral venue.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

HONG KONG - Iran's footballers have nothing to fear from anti-government protests in Hong Kong, said the head coach of the city's representative team, despite an unsuccessful bid by the visitors to play Tuesday's World Cup qualifier at a neutral venue.

But Hong Kong coach Mixu Paatelainen stressed that the visitors should not be affected during their stay in the Asian financial hub. "Protesters don't come to protest against these teams who come here to play sport. There's no problem at all."I'm aware of the protests, but we don't pay any attention to those things. We prepare for the task in hand and put the political issues aside," he said.

 

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