An Iranian footballer was banned for hugging a female fan during the match
An Iranian footballer was banned and fined for hugging a female fan during a football match.
According to the website "Marsa", which publishes news related to sports, during a local match in Iran, the woman entered the ground and hugged the goalkeeper Seyed Hossein Hosseini.
The report stated that the female fan hugged the footballer for 3 seconds after which security officers took the goalkeeper to the dressing room while the fan was sent to the stands.
Later, the Iranian Football Federation imposed a fine of 4500 dollars on the footballer Hossein Hosseini and he has also been suspended for one match.
After this incident, the Iranian Football Federation has decided to ban women from entering the stadium. Observers have expressed the possibility that the ban has been imposed due to this act of the woman.