Football player Ali Daei under attack by the Iranian state media

Daei, a former Iranian national team captain and the country’s record international goalscorer, is being targeted after he revealed last week he had received threats over his vocal support for the anti-government demonstrations that have rocked Iran for 12 weeks and for criticizing the authorities for their brutal crackdown on the protests. In this report, IranWire takes a look at the life of the 53-year-old Iranian football legend and the source of his wealth.