It’s been a long road from the Islamic Revolution in 1979 and the start of the ban on women from watching football at stadiums to allowing access to the female half of a football-loving population.
There is still far to go but in December steps were finally taken by 3,000 women to the upper tiers of the cavernous Azadi Stadium to watch the Tehran derby between the twin giants of Persepolis and Esteghlal.
