IRNA- A top Iranian sports official says the Islamic Republic has registered a formal protest with FIFA over the bodys recent decision to impose a fine of thousands of dollars on the Iranian football federation for several religious manifestations during a game last month. Ali Kaffashian, the vice-president of the Football Federation of the ...

AFP- FIFA fined Iran and slapped them with a warning over "several religious manifestations" during a recent World Cup qualifier in Tehran, one of numerous countries punished on Thursday (Nov 3). Albania and Croatia received the harshest penalties, 50,000 Swiss francs each (US$51,000, 46,000), and another seven federations were also fined, FIFA ...