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US Soccer has modified Iran’s flag on its social media accounts to indicate help for the protesters in Iran, the federation informed CNN on Sunday.
US Soccer stated that it wished to alter the official flag for twenty-four hours to indicate “help for the ladies in Iran combating for primary human rights” however at all times deliberate to return to the unique flag.
The change “was a one-time graphic,” US Soccer informed CNN. “We’ve the principle flag on our web site and different locations.”
The symbol from Iran’s flag is lacking on US Soccer’s social media, however the emblem is there on its fundamental web site.
Iran state media reported Sunday that the USA needs to be kicked out of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and suspended for 10 video games for a “distorted picture” of the nation’s flag.
“By posting a distorted picture of the flag of the Islamic Republic of #Iran on its official account, the #US soccer staff breached the @FIFAcom constitution, for which a 10-game suspension is the suitable penalty,” Iran state-aligned Tasnim information company wrote on Twitter on Sunday. “Group #USA needs to be kicked out of the #WorldCup2022.”
FIFA didn’t instantly reply to CNN’s request for remark.
The USA faces Iran on Tuesday in Group B motion for a spot within the spherical of 16.