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Something to read while you take a nap under your desk... (more at YouCube) Pictures from the FIFA
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(Reuters Soccer Blog) The Prodigal Son XI (The Spoiler) Advice for Ali Daei (Iran WCB)
Ali Karimi, formerly of Bayern Munich and one of Asia's top players, was suspended from the Iranian national team in mid-May after criticizing the Iranian Football Federation (IFF). With the team struggling to qualify for the 2010 World Cup, however, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a big soccer fan in addition to being a global firebrand, intervened and got the IFF to lift the suspension.
Some people are probably wondering what happened to the Galaxy-Iran friendly I reported the team
was setting up. The Galaxy had arranged the match with Iran's coach Ali Daei, and the USSF had
granted approval and endorsed the whole venture. Everything was set - except for the visas needed
by the Iranian players.
