http://iran.worldcupblog.org/world-cup-blog/banning-iran-from-the-world-cup.html World Cup 2006 - Germany Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:34:48 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://iran.worldcupblog.org/world-cup-blog/banning-iran-from-the-world-cup.html/comment-page-1#comment-1195 Catalina6 Thu, 08 Jun 2006 16:58:13 +0000 http://iran.worldcupblog.org/group-d/banning-iran-from-the-world-cup.html#comment-1195 On the one hand, I agree with you. On the other hand I understand the ideas of some who feel that denying Team Melli the opportunity to compete because of the threat to the world from Iran's uranium enrichment program would bring that issue strongly to the attention of the citizens of Iran. The idea is to make the Iranians ask "Why are we excluded from the world community?", and thus exert pressure for healthy change from within in order to rejoin international competition. However, I understand your desire to keep sport from being a "political football". Excluding teams willy-nilly for political purposes might actually exacerbate political tensions in some cases. I enjoy your excellent blog. On the one hand, I agree with you. On the other hand I understand the ideas of some who feel that denying Team Melli the opportunity to compete because of the threat to the world from Iran’s uranium enrichment program would bring that issue strongly to the attention of the citizens of Iran. The idea is to make the Iranians ask “Why are we excluded from the world community?”, and thus exert pressure for healthy change from within in order to rejoin international competition.
However, I understand your desire to keep sport from being a “political football”. Excluding teams willy-nilly for political purposes might actually exacerbate political tensions in some cases.
I enjoy your excellent blog.

]]> http://iran.worldcupblog.org/world-cup-blog/banning-iran-from-the-world-cup.html/comment-page-1#comment-9 Mick Sat, 14 Jan 2006 19:44:56 +0000 http://iran.worldcupblog.org/group-d/banning-iran-from-the-world-cup.html#comment-9 The politicians should stick to politics and let the football players stick to football. Iran qualified for the WC. Iran should play in the WC. Doesn't need to be any more difficult than that. The politicians should stick to politics and let the football players stick to football. Iran qualified for the WC. Iran should play in the WC. Doesn’t need to be any more difficult than that.

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