Players union rep speaks out as six Iranian soccer players accept Australian asylum

President of FIFPRO Asia/Oceania, Beau Busch, weighs in after members of Iran’s ladies’s nationwide soccer workforce have been labeled wartime traitors for not singing the nation’s anthem throughout a match in Australia. Several players sought asylum relatively than return dwelling, whereas others went again to Iran. Busch says that the ladies are experiencing an “incredibly difficult time” as concern grows for the protection of the players who returned to Iran.