Apart from being a sport, football once again proves to be a universal metaphor for social relations, geopolitics, "psychology of the people", national stereotypes, but also power relations, economic inequalities, political tricks, populism.
Free and beautiful Iranian women - beautiful already because they are free - were in that Qatar stadium bareheaded, because they wanted to, and because there is no man in the world who should have the right to command them. Let alone that it is done by grumpy bearded grandfathers who no longer have control over their own urination
Football is extremely popular in Iran, the national team players have a cult status, but the big question is what awaits them after openly expressing support for demonstrations for women's rights before the start of the match with England. The result of the game, it seems, mattered the least
Will those who claim that they will not watch the matches on television to protest the violation of human rights in Qatar, turn off the heating, because it is very likely that they are heated with gas from Qatar, which has become one of the most important suppliers of this energy to Europe since imposed sanctions on Russia
