Soccer union 'sickened' by reports Iranian player faces possible execution

The global soccer players' union, FIFPRO, said it is 'shocked and sickened' by reports that Iranian soccer player Amir Nasr-Azadani faces the possibility of execution 'after campaigning for women's rights and basic freedom in his country.'

The global soccer players' union, FIFPRO, said it is "shocked and sickened" by reports that Iranian soccer player Amir Nasr-Azadani faces the"We stand in solidarity with Amir and call for the immediate removal of his punishment," FIFPRO said in a statement posted on Twitter on Monday.

In the report, Jafari said Nasr-Azadani had been charged with rioting against authorities. He has been in custody since November 27, but no sentence has been issued yet for the accused, the report added.Anti-government protests have raged in Iran since September, sparked initially by the case of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died after being apprehended by the state's morality police for allegedly not wearing her hijab properly.

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