Tasnim - Head coach of Irans U-19 womens national soccer team Katayoun "Kat" Khosrowyar hopes Nike will have Iranian women who have won Olympic medals and Asian Games medals take part in an ad campaign for the hijab. Khosrowyar, 30, was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Since 2005, she has been living in Iran, the birthplace of her grandparents....

MNA The CEO of Adidas Kasper Rrsted said that it would be wrong for sporting companies to be directly engaged in politics. The Danish CEO of adidas told RT on Saturday that it's important for his company and others to realize they're in the business of sport, not politics. He went on to explain that the Iranian team is one of 12 teams ...

June 16, The Iran Project -In response to Nikes last-minute decision not to provide shoes to Irans National Football Team due to US sanctions, Iranian users have been reacting to the move by posting a picture, blaming thesportswear brand over World Cup shoes snub. After Morocco win on Friday, Many Iranians on social media have started to post a ...

Reuters - Iran coach Carlos Queiroz has called on Nike to apologize to his team after the U.S. sportswear firm said it could not supply the players with football boots for the World Cup due to sanctions. US sanctions mean that, as a US company, Nike cannot supply shoes to players in the Iranian National team at this time, Nike had said in a statement....

NBC News | Farnoush Amiri: President Donald Trumps recent decision to withdraw from theIran nuclear dealand restore heavy economic sanctions on the country is having an effect on an arena beyond politics: the 2018 World Cup. Nike will be providing the shoes for 60 percent of the World Cup players when they take the field on June 14 in ...

FNA- Iran's National Football Team Head Coach Carlos Queiroz underlined he will in a letter complain against the Nike at the Fdration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) for the company's ban on the supply of its products to Iranian footballers on the eve of the 2018 World Cup. "The football players get used to their sports equipment and ...

CNN- The head cover, called the "Nike Pro Hijab," boasts a single-layer pull-on design made from lightweight polyester in dark, neutral colors. The fabric's tiny holes will make it breathable while remaining opaque, a requirement for hijab-wearing women. Nike (NKE) said it began developing the hijab after some Muslim athletes complained about wearing ...