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Iran’s Football Federation Fined $300,000 over Fraud

April 14, 2023
1 min read
"We had time to respond until yesterday, which we did. But personally, I have no hope this response (explanations) will be accepted. We must not cheat again,” Mehdi Taj, the head of the federation, said on April 14
"We had time to respond until yesterday, which we did. But personally, I have no hope this response (explanations) will be accepted. We must not cheat again,” Mehdi Taj, the head of the federation, said on April 14

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has fined Iran’s football federation $300,000 over fraudulent practices in the issuance of professional licenses to clubs, Iranian officials say.

The AFC’s Disciplinary and Ethics Committee has sent a letter to the Islamic Republic’s football federation to inform it of the decision.

"We had time to respond until yesterday, which we did. But personally, I have no hope this response (explanations) will be accepted. We must not cheat again,” Mehdi Taj, the head of the federation, said on April 14.

In 2020, the Iranian football federation was fined $120,000 on similar grounds.

The latest decision comes after Esteghlal F.C. was barred from participating in the AFC’s Champions League last week for failing to pay its debts and to secure a professional license.

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