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Why are there calls for Iran to be banned from 2022 World Cup?

It all started with the death of a young woman, Mahsa Amini, in September

Evening Standard

Could Iran be kicked out of the World Cup? The controversy so far

The chief executive of Ukranian club Shakhtar Donetsk has accused Iran of ‘direct participation in terrorist attacks on Ukrainians’

The Independent UK

FIFA facing demands to ban England's World Cup opponents Iran with replacement lined up

FIFA are under considerable pressure to remove Iran from this year's World Cup in Qatar for allegedly supplying Russia with weapons and for their ill-treatment of women

Daily Mirror

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Shakhtar Donetsk demand Fifa replace Iran with Ukraine at Qatar World Cup

Fifa is facing pressure to ban Iran from the upcoming World Cup, with the country set to play England in their opening game on 21 November

The Independent UK

Shakhtar Donetsk chief hits out at agents "making themselves rich" from Ukraine invasion

Shakhtar Donetsk Chief Executive Sergei Palkin claims that FIFA's decision over non-Ukraine players has allowed agents to "make themselves richer" following Russia's invasion

Daily Mirror

Shakhtar provide supplies to refugees but ‘dreaming of return to normality’

In the autumn Shakhtar Donetsk played Real Madrid in the Champions League, now the club plays a role in humanitarian efforts in Ukraine following the invasion of Russian forces

The Guardian - UK

Zelenskiy promises to work for new sanctions against Russia – as it happened

Volodymyr Zelenskiy says new round of negotiations ahead but that deal would have to be subject to referendum; Joe Biden rejects suggestion he was calling for regime change in Moscow

The Guardian - AU

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‘Together we will win’ – Shakhtar CEO sends out defiant message from Ukraine

The CEO of Shakhtar Donetsk, Sergei Palkin, has spoken about the situation in the country, insisting that Ukrainians will ‘withstand’ the Russian invasion and win the war

The Guardian - UK

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