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AFC shift Champions League matches to neutral venue despite Iranian federation's boycott threats

The AFC’s decision to move the Champions League matches comes days after the Iranian Football Federation threatened to boycott the 2020 Asian Champions League if they are barred from hosting international matches

FIFA president Gianni Infantino urges Iran to allow female football fans to attend 2022 World Cup qualifiers

Women have been barred from attending matches in Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution, with clerics arguing they must be protected from the masculine atmosphere and sight of semi-clad men

FIFA President Gianni Infantino asks Iran to ensure that women are allowed into stadiums for 2022 World Cup Qualifiers

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has requested assurances from Iran that women will be allowed into stadiums for the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019: Football's governing body speaks out against removal of Iranian gender activists from stadiums

It was wrong to remove people campaigning for women to be allowed into Iran's football stadiums from a Women's World Cup game in France, FIFA said on Tuesday

Artist Aqui Thami's Sister Library is a community-owned space bringing together books by, of and for women

Artist Aqui Thami envisions the Sister Library as a safe space celebrating the voices of women, housing writings only by women, to bring about social change.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino urges Saudi Arabia and Iran not to allow politics get in way of football

Saudi clubs have refused to play in Iran since the kingdom broke off relations in January 2016 forcing AFC Champions League fixtures with Iranian clubs to be played in neutral Oman.

Syria's Omar Khrbin wins AFC player of the year award, Spurs' Son Heung-min named best international Asian footballer

Khrbin showed a knack for scoring key goals, both in his country's qualification campaign and in Al Hilal's run to the AFC Champions League Final.

It's official! Dhanush will make his Hollywood debut in a film opposite Uma Thurman

After Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone, the next Indian actor to work in Hollywood is Dhanush.