People Praise Footballer Excluded For Criticizing Government

Many Iranians are praising a football star who was fired from his team for criticizing the government, and they condemn the authorities for pressuring athletes. Fans took to social media when it became clear on Tuesday that the Persian Gulf Pro League Esteghlal FC had no intention of renewing the contract of its captain, Voria Ghafouri and pushed the hashtag “Voria is not alone” to the top of Persian Twitter.