The award does not make a model Association

Remember how in late November, to our big surprise, the Iranian Football Federation was handed the Annual AFC Association of the Year Award? Well, it seems like the surprise was not limited to the legion of fans who have been crying out about IR IFF’s incompetency for years; it extended to the ranks and files of sports media. Many sports publications and programs were out spoken about the lunacy of the decision. It had apparently gotten so bad that the IFF brainiacs decided to respond to all the doubters and put an official statement on their official website explaining what qualifies an association to receive the award.

You football and music fans out there remember the year when the Grammy for the best Heavy Metal band was awarded to Jethro Tull at the expense of Metallica? Well, the I RIFF is the Jethro Tull in this equation!

To their credit, Ian Anderson and the rest of the Jethro Tull band publically acknowledged that they had never fancied themselves to be a heavy metal band, but no such luck here.

You IFF guys get on boasting about this ridiculously undeserved award you just received. The fact remains that the true judges of your performance, the Iranian football fans, who see you fall short month after month, know better.