Thousands of Iranian women watch football match for first time
(The Guardian World News)

Tickets for Iran-Cambodia match sell out in minutes after four decades of near-total banMore than 3,000 Iranian women have crammed into a special section of a Tehran stadium to watch a World Cup qualifier against Cambodia, after they were allowed to buy match tickets for the first time in four decades.Fifa and human rights campaigners increased the pressure on Iran´s sports authorities to let women into games after the death of a fan last month. Continue reading...