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- cleveruser, on 06/24/2009, -3/+191This is outrageous, these players were peacefully expressing their political ideals in regards to their countries "democratic process" and they get banned from their sport for LIFE!?.... in no way is this just.
It only goes to show how far the current Iranian regime is from actual democracy and civil freedom. - mxxz, on 06/24/2009, -1/+137Well at least now Iran doesn't have to go through those tiresome election processes anymore. They've proved themselves to be a dictatorship.
- dlm85, on 06/24/2009, -6/+109Does anybody remember how the Dixie Chicks were banned from a lot of country music stations after speaking out against Bush?
- forcedfx, on 06/24/2009, -1/+98Sure do. Now if we can just figure out how to ban country stations.
- inactive, on 06/24/2009, -2/+69Who was admin? Is it a permaban?!?
- DreKor, on 06/24/2009, -0/+58but that was because they hate our freedom...
- HoosierDONK, on 06/24/2009, -4/+55Ahmadi = dog *****
NEDA - MrInfallible, on 06/24/2009, -0/+50It freaking huge in Iran, most popular sport by far.
- krispykreams, on 06/24/2009, -0/+36Life bans for the nation's best footballers because they care about freedom, democracy, and civil rights in your country. ***** brilliant... I swear, at least in the movies the bad guys are intelligent. Here we have to deal with dumb-asses with too much power.
- diggopolous, on 06/24/2009, -4/+40An Iranian court just reduced the sentence from a lifetime ban to a penalty kick..
- umdigger, on 06/24/2009, -3/+36I have to say, putting aside all of the violence and killings, this is pretty amazing to witness. It's the first really visible (public) revolution of my time. Way to stand tall Iranians.
- angusm, on 06/24/2009, -0/+28No, the soccer players were just kicked.
- Moralogic, on 06/24/2009, -2/+28If they miss though, they get shot, and their family has to pay a $3,000 bullet fee.
- tafdc, on 06/24/2009, -2/+26Iranians are dead serious about their soccer. This will come back and bite them in the rear - possibly more so than beating and shooting their own citizens. Only a theocracy in great fear for its continued existence would do something this stupid.
- zslice, on 06/24/2009, -0/+20Iran's not a team filled with amateurs man. All of the players who were banned are very well paid pros that are under contract at top teams in Europe and Asia. One of the banned players, Ali Karimi, played for Bayern Munich, arguably one of the best teams in the world.
- RMR0945, on 06/24/2009, -1/+18This is current to me. Please stay positive. Thanks little buddy.
- tomjowitt, on 06/24/2009, -0/+17This has nothing to do with professional football. Those guys can play professionally wherever they want.
This is about international football which is a point of pride in most countries. That's why this is especially ***** up. - liltbrockie, on 06/24/2009, -1/+18Are you like from the future of something?
- ravishingluke, on 06/24/2009, -3/+20No more football, please. I've heard enough about Favre lately. Let's talk about soccer.
- SpinningHead, on 06/24/2009, -1/+17Also true of Mississippi.
- harrisbradley, on 06/24/2009, -2/+18Tell him to come to America and play. We need soccer players.
- inactive, on 06/24/2009, -1/+16What the hell did they think would happen? They live under tyranny and the only way to rid yourself of that is to move or start shooting and become a martyr.
- HimThatSpeaks, on 06/24/2009, -2/+17When brute force doesn't work, try more brute force. The power struggle is just beginning. People, regardless of their country, are people and will not tolerate injustice and domination. Let's see if I am wrong on this one.
- stanleyford, on 06/24/2009, -1/+15"Does anybody remember how the Dixie Chicks were banned from a lot of country music stations after speaking out against Bush?" -- The difference is that those stations decided on their own to stop playing the Dixie Chicks' music; they weren't forced to do so by the government.
And plenty of musicians (country and otherwise) have spoke out against Bush without consequences, so obviously there was more going on there than just retaliation for criticizing him. - wtrwlkr, on 06/24/2009, -1/+15Sorry that not everyone is as up-to-date with Iranian politics as you are, Jaybird. Please go STFU now.
- MisterEX, on 06/24/2009, -3/+16They were terrorizers.
- mitikomon, on 06/24/2009, -1/+14you are somehow wrong. before 2009 election, cheating and fraud in Iranian election was very small. but this election is a huge fraud. that's why people are outraged. we are loosing Republic part of our system and going to be a complete dictatorship.
- amprather, on 06/24/2009, -5/+17Some pro teams need to step up and offer them contracts.
- DrWordSmith, on 06/24/2009, -5/+17For the last 8 years the US has just kept spouting the same rhetoric:
- Iran is part of the Axis of evil
- Ahmedinejad is a dictator
- Iran is a theocracy
- calling for regime change
etc, etc...
Now that Iran has its sham elections, everyone is surprised by the result?
Remember Iraq was a "democracy" too. Saddam won by 99% of the vote.
Lets put things in perspective. Would we react this way if half of the saudi team put on wristbands to protest the Saudi royal family?
That being said, this is exactly how a real democracy should spread in the middle east. Through the people that live there being pissed off and standing up to those that oppress them. Not through US military intervention. - 11oops, on 06/24/2009, -1/+12Obvious troll is obvious.
- phyx726, on 06/24/2009, -1/+12they got k-lined
- BrewBeau, on 06/24/2009, -0/+11Why are we reading a post that's over 30 minutes old? I probably shouldn't even post this since it's old in my mind.
- adorkable81, on 06/24/2009, -0/+11erase America from the map, and then throw a dart into the world map... ok ok, you hit the freaking ocean... erase all the ocean, throw the dart again and most likely that country is soccer crazy
- camaroz06, on 06/24/2009, -0/+10I had read a different article that stated 6 wore green in protest but only 4 ended up "retiring." Wonder why all were not made to retire?
- Delphium226, on 06/24/2009, -1/+11"Those guys are like crazy soccer fans."
They actually are crazy soccer fans, not just similar to (like) crazy soccer fans.
(unless less you meant like as in 'a fan of' in which case it makes even less sense) - markpoepsel, on 06/24/2009, -1/+11That'll piss off more moderates than killing protestors. It's sad to say, but it could be true. People love their futbol, and if you want to wreck the team over a free speech issue, you're going to upset a lot of ppl who would have no other reason to be politically motivated.
- tomjowitt, on 06/24/2009, -0/+9FIFA have also banned teams from entering competitions due to governmental interference in the sport (including Iran in the past). Do you really think they'll uphold bannings that have obviously come from the government and not the FFIRI?
- Moralogic, on 06/24/2009, -1/+10Yeah, but their football team is going to suck.
I honestly see a huge backlash happening from this. - wtrwlkr, on 06/24/2009, -1/+9Hmmm.....
-14, -10, - 3, -5, -6
Do you notice a trend here, Jaybird? - 11oops, on 06/24/2009, -0/+8Neither. We stay the ***** out of it for once, especially since we played a large part in the creation of the current Iran government.
- inactive, on 06/24/2009, -1/+9You could have made a good point but maybe it's the way you talk to people and not your message that rubs others the wrong way?
- sgtbutterscotch, on 06/24/2009, -0/+8Pahaha. Look at this kid, walkin around like he owns the place. Why don't you go start your own up-to-date news site if Digg isn't meeting you gold-plated standards? Also, learn when to use apostrophes please ^^^
- beloitpiper, on 06/24/2009, -1/+9Dictator hiding behind the theater of Democracy.
- jsuther, on 06/24/2009, -1/+9Now every time Iran get beaten in the World Cup the event will get brought up again.
- lilrabbit129, on 06/24/2009, -0/+7Yeah its true.
- sb66, on 06/24/2009, -2/+9NEDA
***** tyranny. - clintgann, on 06/24/2009, -2/+9Ahmadinejad should hurry up and die, this isn't democracy....and at any rate these guys weren't out in the streets rioting they were wearing a damn arm band. Practically the whole country hates Ahmadinejad they've made that very clear.
- rrife, on 06/24/2009, -1/+8We need to pass some more UN sanctions or perhaps write a strongly worded letter and send it to the UK to have them forward it to Iran. That'll teach them.
- lilrabbit129, on 06/24/2009, -0/+6Though funny, something like that can probably shake-up the government more than economic pressures. People love their sports teams.
- RMR0945, on 06/24/2009, -2/+8So the news paper must be old too huh? Right.
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