The Missing Link

April 25, 2006

Soccer and Geopolitics

The International Herald Tribune reports:

With little more than 40 days before the World Cup kicks off in Germany, the president of Iran has made a significant move to relieve at least one of the pressure points surrounding his nation's participation in the tournament.

Iranian state television confirmed Monday that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had ordered the Ministry for Sports to allow women to attend soccer games and decreed that some of the Islamic dress codes requiring women to cover their heads and bodies should not be imposed by force.

Read the rest for an interesting overview of how soccer has played over the years in international politics.

And if you didn't do so before, check out the soccer videos on this site too.

Posted by Conor at April 25, 2006 12:39 PM