Fatemeh Pasandideh and Atefeh Ramezanisadeh were sworn in as citizens in Brisbane this week; They will play for the Brisbane Roar after receiving political asylum while they were in the country during the Women’s Asian Cup and refused to sing their national anthem

Two Iranian soccer players who defied Tehran and stayed in Australia after the AFC Women’s Asian Cup tournament in March have become Australian citizens.

Sie haben beim Asien-Cup in Australien die Hymne Irans nicht mitgesungen und wurden danach angefeindet. Nun haben zwei iranische Fußballerinnen eine neue Heimat gefunden.