World events spilled onto the pitch when six members of Iran’s national team, in South Korea for a World Cup Qualifier, wore green wristbands – the color used by Mr. Mousavi in his election campaign.

Story via NYTimes and YNetNews

“As we gather more information on what is happening on Wednesday in Iran, two readers point to reports that suggest some members of the Iranian national soccer team played their crucial World Cup qualifying match today in South Korea wearing green wristbands, in a show of solidarity with the opposition protests in Iran.

“Six footballers playing for Iran’s national team, including the captain, have appeared in a World Cup qualifier in Seoul, South Korea, wearing armbands in green – the colour used by Mr Mousavi in his election campaign.”

“Iranian bloggers estimated later that Ali Abadi, chairman of the Iranian Football Federation (FFI), who is close to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, had telephoned Seoul during half time and instructed the players to remove the green wristbands immediately. Some of the players, however, did not obey”

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