Iran in new London 2012 row after women’s footballers banned because of dress

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By Duncan Mackay

June 5 – Iran’s women’s football team are involved in a new row over their dress after they were banned from playing their second qualifying round of the London 2012 Olympics against Jordan in Amman because, it was claimed, they were wearing “inappropriate” clothing.

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